Appeals court revives challenge to US drug price negotiation programme
A US appeals court revived a lawsuit filed by pharmaceutical and health industry groups challenging the first US law requiring drug companies to negotiate drug prices with the government health…
US FTC sues drug ‘watchdogs’ over high insulin prices
The US Federal Trade Commission sued the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of steering diabetic patients toward higher-priced insulin to obtain millions of dollars in rebates from…
SEC approves listing of options on BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the listing and trading of options for asset manager BlackRock's bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Nasdaq. Options trading for BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust…
Brazilian court asks X for documents
Brazil's Supreme Court has asked social platform X, owned by Elon Musk, to produce documents validating its new legal representative in the country. Separately, the firm's lawyers now say it…
Qualcomm approached Intel for an acquisition in recent days
Qualcomm has in recent days approached Intel to explore a possible acquisition of the troubled chipmaker, a source familiar with the situation said. Such a deal could be transformative in…
Maia beats Kasatkina in Korea Open final
Beatriz Haddad Maia overcame first-set jitters in the Korea Open final to beat top seed Daria Kasatkina 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the first WTA 500 singles title of her…
Frenchman Dussuyer back as Guinea coach
Frenchman Michel Dussuyer has been appointed Guinea coach, returning for a third stint in charge of the national team. Dussuyer coached Guinea between 2002 and 2004 and between 2010 and…
Norris takes emphatic victory in Singapore
McLaren's Lando Norris dominated the Singapore Grand Prix from start to finish and snatched another share of the Formula One championship lead from Max Verstappen. Verstappen finished second for Red…
Ireland abandons its hate speech bill
Ireland will not introduce hate speech laws, its justice minister has said. The government first put the bill before parliament two years ago and further prioritised tightening anti-hate laws that…
Hezbollah and Israel exchange heavy gunfire
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire on Sunday. Israeli warplanes carried out the heaviest bombardment in nearly a year of conflict in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired rockets into northern…
