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Govt. Lawsuit Accuses Novartis Of Health Care Fraud
The U.S. government sued Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Tuesday, claiming it gave kickbacks to pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients from competitors' drugs to its own. The civil health ...
Software Glitch Shuts Down CBOE
A software glitch shut down the Chicago Board Options Exchange for half the day on Thursday, preventing trading in options on two of the U.S. stock market's most closely watched indexes and ...
Insurance has always been about helping people and businesses navigate uncertainty. While most insurance policies cover familiar exposures like property,...
Are Class Actions Looming After Twitter Hoax?
A securities lawyer appearing on CNBC on Thursday, two days after the financial markets were shaken by a Twitter hoax, suggested that liability lawsuits—and even class actions—are now in the ...
U.S. Justice Department Says Armstrong Was ‘Unjustly Enriched’
The federal government is going after Lance Armstrong's money. As much as it can get. The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against Armstrong on April 23, saying the cyclist violated ...Times Square Was Next, Bomber Says
New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced on Thursday that the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing "spontaneously" decided to target New York's Time ...
Google-Based Trading Strategy Would Have Made Big Investment Return: Study
A trading strategy based on changes in the number of times financial phrases are searched on Google could have generated returns in excess of 300 percent over the last decade on the Dow Jones, a ...CBOE Opening Delayed For ‘Downloading’ Problem
The Chicago Board Options Exchange delayed its opening on Thursday due to "downloading" issues, preventing investors from accessing its exclusive options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and ...
White House Formally Notifies Congress Of Japan Free-Trade Talks
President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday notified Congress it will start free-trade talks with Japan, bringing the world's third-largest economy into U.S.-led negotiations on a regional ...