Health insurer Centene Corp. agreed to buy competitor WellCare Health Plans Inc. for around $15.3 billion, creating a giant in the business of managing government health programs. Anna Wilde Mathews and Allison Prang of The Wall Street Journal had the...
Some of Thursday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Lyft hires IPO target to $70-$72 a share as excitement rises, by Michael Liedtke Facebook extends hate speech ban to “white nationalists,” by Barbara Ortutay Bloomberg...
Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, agreed to pay $270 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma’s attorney general, the majority of which will fund a national opioid addiction center,...
Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press GOP lawmakers set goal of summer vote for trade deal, by Kevin Freking Banks, technology companies power a rebound for US stocks, by Alex Veiga Bloomberg...
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday announced Apple TV+, a long-rumored ad-free, on-demand entertainment streaming service. Edward C. Baig of USA Today had the news: Apple TV+ will launch in the fall and be part of a...
Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press US stocks end choppy day mixed amid global growth jitters, by Alex Veiga Apple is jumping belatedly into the streaming TV business, by Michael Liedtke and Tali Arbel Bloomberg...
Papa John’s International Inc. added former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal to its board as the pizza chain works to repair its image following controversies tied to its founder and former chief executive. Jacob Bunge and Micah Maidenberg of The...
Some of Monday’s top business news stories: Associated Press First-of-its-kind US nuclear waste dump marks 20 years, by Susan Montoya Bryan Kimberly family finds its niche in mint, by Mychel Matthews Bloomberg Stock futures sitting...
Facebook Inc. for years stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in a format that was accessible to its employees, in yet another privacy snafu for the social-media giant. Jeff Horwitz and Robert McMillan of The Wall Street Journal had the...
Some of Friday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018, by Darlene Superville and Martin Crutsinger Boeing to make safety feature standard on troubled Max jets, by David Koenig and Tom...
