Month: September 2024
Navient reaches $120 million settlement with CFPB for misleading student loan borrowers
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Navient has reached a $120 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over its practices with student loan borrowers, the company tells CNBC. The CFPB sued Navient in 2017 for misleading borrowers and providing them with bad information, causing many to pay more than they needed to. As part […]
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UniCredit’s Andrea Orcel plays a bold hand, with Commerzbank in his sights
UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel during an interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images UniCredit‘s CEO Andrea Orcel revealed his hand this week as the Italian lender built a 9% stake in Commerzbank — and a takeover bid for the German rival could […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Moderna, Alaska Air, Oxford Industries and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Alaska Air Group — Shares gained 5% after Alaska Air Group raised its third-quarter outlook, citing strong summer demand. The airline guided for per-share earnings in the range of $2.15 and $2.25, greater than prior guidance of $1.40 to $1.60 earnings per share. Moderna — Shares […]
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Junior Bridgeman buying stake in Milwaukee Bucks in a deal that values team at $4 billion
Ulysses “Junior“ Bridgeman attends Day 2 of 2023 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 27, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Paras Griffin | Getty Images Businessman and former NBA player Ulysses Lee “Junior” Bridgeman is buying a 10% stake in the Milwaukee Bucks, according to three sources familiar with the deal. The transaction […]
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Apple turning AirPods into hearing aids underscores effort to crack massive health market
Soon, people with AirPods in their ears might not be drowning you out — they might be wearing them to hear you better. Apple announced on Monday that its AirPods Pro 2 headphones will become an FDA-cleared hearing aid in the coming weeks through a software update. That means that adults with mild or moderate […]
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McDonald’s to extend $5 value meal offer into December in most U.S. markets
McDonald’s will extend its $5 value meal into December in most U.S. markets as it looks to win back lower-income consumers. Franchisees have been voting on extending the value meal, and roughly 80% of local markets have opted to extend the deal into December. Votes on extensions are ongoing, so additional locations may be added in […]
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Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as […]
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Digital health company Noom to offer compounded GLP-1 drug through new weight loss program
Digital health company Noom on Thursday announced it will offer a compounded GLP-1 drug as part of a new weight loss product that starts at $149. The treatment will feature compounded semaglutide, the same active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. Noom has offered weight loss programs for years, […]
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Former FTX exec Ryan Salame returns to court after waffling on guilty plea
Ryan Salame, the former co-chief executive of FTX Digital Markets, exits the Federal Court after sentencing in New York City, U.S., May 28, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former FTX executive Ryan Salame is back in court on Thursday, as Judge Lewis Kaplan looks for answers about the back-room dealings that led to Salame’s criminal […]
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GM and Hyundai agree to explore collaboration on vehicles and manufacturing to reduce capital spending
Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, and Euisun Chung, executive chair of Hyundai Motor Group, during the signing of an agreement between the two companies to explore future collaboration across key strategic areas. Courtesy image DETROIT — General Motors and Hyundai Motor have entered into an agreement to explore “future collaboration across key […]
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