Industries

Healthcare

UnitedHealth CEO Replaced by Predecessor as Stock Plummets

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UnitedHealth Group has called in its CEO to deal with a Medicare Advantage program that’s crunching margins.

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Consumer

Walmart Wants to Cut Out Credit Card Networks

Walmart will soon roll out an option that would allow consumers to pay for online orders directly via instant bank account transfers.

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Healthcare

Making Weight-Loss Drugs Takes a Whole Lot of Muscle

In the obesity drug industry, two players have really been throwing their weight around. There isn’t a third in sight.

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Energy

BP Puts $2 Billion US Onshore Wind Business Up for Sale

On Monday, BP announced it will put its US onshore wind power business, estimated to be worth about $2 billion, on the market.

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Industries

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Bite at Major Amtrak Contract

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has held talks with the Federal Railroad Administration about building a multi-billion dollar Amtrak tunnel.

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Healthcare

Trump Prescribes Deep Discounts for Big Pharma

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The Trump administration promised to drastically cut prescription drugs prices in the US, where the industry makes most of its money.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

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The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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