President Donald Trump is criticizing high drug prices again, sending health-care stocks lower Monday. The iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF erased its gains for the day after Trump’s comments, which were released around 11:50 a.m. EDT. iShares Nasdaq Biotech ETF intraday chart Source: FactSet Pharmaceutical company shares such as Pfizer, Merck […]
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Trump has condemned Bowe Bergdahl and his Taliban release from the beginning
As a candidate for president, Donald Trump was open about his displeasure of then-President Obama’s deal to retrieve Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan after his 2009 disappearance and capture by the Taliban. Beyond condemning the deal itself, Trump also verbally attacked Bergdahl repeatedly, calling him a traitor and a […]
WATCH: On the front lines with police officers in real time
Transcript for On the front lines with police officers in real time We’re back with a realtime look at one of the most dangerous calls police officers face when a suspect is threatens people’s lives and willing to lose their own. We’re showing a call that officers got on “Live […]
Death toll in ‘barbaric’ bombing in Somalia rises to 300
Two powerful truck bombs in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday killed at least 300 people and injured about 300 more, in what authorities call the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Funerals have begun for the killed who have been found. But the death toll from the […]
PG&E shares drop again on growing concerns about California wildfires liability
Shares of PG&E dropped nearly 7 percent on Monday as investors fled on worries the giant electric utility company could suffer steep losses if it’s found liable for the northern California wildfires. The stock was also trading at levels not seen since January 2016 and was the worst performer in […]
U.S. Army Sergeant Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion
Sgt. Robert B. Bergdahl (R) arrives at the court house for a hearing in the case of United States vs. Bergdahl in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake October 16, 2017 By Colleen Jenkins FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, accused of endangering fellow soldiers who […]
U.S. buyers favor iPhone 7 over 8: research
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at Apple’s new iPhone 8 (L) and his iPhone 7 at the Apple Store in Tokyo’s Omotesando shopping district, Japan, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato October 16, 2017 By Supantha Mukherjee and Tanya Agrawal (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s older iPhone 7 models are outselling the […]
London sky turns yellow as storm blows in Saharan dust, Spanish smoke
Large waves crash along sea defences and the harbour as storm Ophelia approaches Porthleven in Cornwall, south west Britain, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville October 16, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) – The sky over London turned an unusual shade of yellow on Monday as Storm Ophelia brought dust from the Sahara […]
EU slaps new sanctions on North Korea
The European Union has slapped new sanctions on North Korea for developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. The sanctions agreed by EU foreign ministers Monday include a total ban on EU investment in North Korea, and a ban on the sale of refined petroleum products and crude oil. The EU […]
Drug distributors rebound as opioid crisis blame ‘overblown,’ Cowen analyst says
Drug stocks were regrouping on Monday following last Friday’s losses that came ahead of a Washington Post/60 Minutes report on America’s opioid crisis. Continue Reading Below The sell-off came as it was widely expected that the feature would place some of the blame for the crisis on drug distributors, which […]