McKinsey & Co. to pay $650M to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty
McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its opioid painkiller OxyContin, a
Kroger and Albertsons are spending billions to reward shareholders after their blocked merger
Within a day of their $25 billion merger’s falling apart in court, Kroger and Albertsons were each planning to move forward with share repurchases to boost their stock prices and reward investors. America’s
Kroger and Albertsons are spending billions to reward shareholders after their blocked merger
Within a day of their $25 billion merger’s falling apart in court, Kroger and Albertsons were each planning to move forward with share repurchases to boost their stock prices and reward investors. America’s
Top liquor distributor favored Costco and Kroger over small businesses, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission in a new lawsuit accuses the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits of illegal price discrimination that gave large chains — among them Costco, Kroger and Total Wine & More — much better prices
Top liquor distributor favored Costco and Kroger over small businesses, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission in a new lawsuit accuses the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits of illegal price discrimination that gave large chains — among them Costco, Kroger and Total Wine & More — much better prices
Trudeau declares himself ‘proud feminist’ after lamenting Harris loss to Trump as setback for women
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday declared himself a "proud feminist" as he lamented Vice President Harris’ loss to President-elect Trump in the 2024 presidential election as just one recent example of a setback for women’s progress.Trudeau delivered remarks in
Informant accused of feeding FBI bogus Biden information pleads guilty
Former FBI source Alexander Smirnov has struck a plea agreement with the office of special counsel David Weiss, agreeing to plead guilty on several counts.The document notes that Smirnov is agreeing to plead guilty to "Count Two of the indictment
China denies new report linking CCP to four sites in Cuba allegedly used to spy on the US
China is denying a new report linking it to four bases in Cuba that a think tank says allows the CCP to spy on the U.S. The Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report last week
House passes bill under Biden’s veto threat that would give Trump more federal judge appointments
The House passed a once-bipartisan bill on Thursday that authorizes 63 new permanent district judgeships over the next 10 years, 22 of which President-elect Trump can fill during his next term. The White House released a statement earlier this week that
House Pentagon funding bill would ban transgender treatments for minor children of military personnel
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed its annual defense spending bill Wednesday, including a key culture-war caveat: a ban on transgender medical treatments for minor children of U.S. service members.The provision in the 1,800-page bill states that "medical interventions for