Fiat Chrysler Reportedly Settling Emissions Cheating Claims, Paying $650 Million

The Associated Press is reporting that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has agreed to settle claims that it cheated on emissions Continue reading →

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

Drugmakers, pharmaceutical distributors, pharmacies and doctors have come under intense scrutiny in recent years, but the role that insurers — Continue reading →

The massive Equifax data breach and You

By Robert A. Vella If you are reading this editorial, consider yourself in exclusive company.  For most people, concern over Continue reading →

EU antitrust regulators hit Google with record 2.42 billion euro fine

EU antitrust regulators slapped a record 2.42-billion-euro ($2.7 billion) fine on Alphabet unit Google on Tuesday by illegally favouring its Continue reading →

Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking

When Google bought the advertising network DoubleClick in 2007, Google founder Sergey Brin said that privacy would be the company’s Continue reading →

EpiPen maker’s CEO takes bipartisan beating

The CEO of the EpiPen’s maker took a bipartisan beating on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as she attempted to defend the recent Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: Senator Elizabeth Warren smacks-down Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf

“Okay, so you haven’t resigned.  You haven’t returned a single nickel of your personal earnings.  You haven’t fired a single Continue reading →

Wells Fargo Exec Who Headed Phony Accounts Unit Collected $125 Million

Wells Fargo & Co’s (WFC -0.66%) “sandbagger”-in-chief is leaving the giant bank with an enormous pay day—$124.6 million. In fact, Continue reading →