United States
The pomp and pageantry ends as Trump’s state visit gets down to business
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle for the State visit by the President of the United States of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday left Windsor Castle — where […]
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American Express unveils refreshed Platinum card with $895 annual fee, upping the ante in luxury cards
American Express platinum business card. Courtesy: American Express American Express on Thursday unveiled updates to its flagship credit card amid heightened industry competition over the country’s high spenders. The company said consumer and business versions of its refreshed Platinum card now carry an $895 annual fee, about 29% higher than the current fee of $695. […]
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Covid shot access, coverage at stake as RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel convenes
Ruth Jones, immunization nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, on May 29, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Covid shot access and coverage in the U.S. hang in the balance as an influential government vaccine panel hand-picked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert […]
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Novo Nordisk shares pop 5% after Wegovy pill trial shows ‘significant’ weight reduction
Flags with the logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy are pictures while the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk said Wednesday that late-stage trial results […]
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From royal pomp to Epstein embarrassment: Trump’s UK state visit in pictures
Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Queen Camilla greet U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, accompanied by Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales and Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, upon their arrival in the grounds of Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on September 17, 2025. Ian Vogler | Afp | Getty Images U.S. […]
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Sales of heavy trucks are falling like the U.S. is headed for a recession
Data tracking the sales volume of large trucks in the U.S. is flashing a warning sign about the state of the economy. Heavy trucks sales — or those exceeding 14,000 pounds in gross vehicle weight — have dropped to levels not seen in four years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The volume […]
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‘That’s cute’: Frontier CEO fires back at United CEO declaring discount airline model dead
President and CEO of Frontier Airlines, Barry Biffle attends The Future of Everything presented by the Wall Street Journal at Spring Studios on May 17, 2022, in New York City. Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle fired back at his counterpart at United Airlines who said the […]
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Three things Britain wants from Trump’s state visit — aside from business deals
Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and First Lady Melania Trump as they disembark from Air Force One after arriving at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. — and business […]
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UK has gone from a leader to a laggard in biopharma, Eli Lilly CEO says
U.S. policymakers should take note as biopharmaceutical companies pull back on investments in the U.K., Eli Lilly Chief Executive Officer Dave Ricks said in an interview with CNBC. Lilly recently paused plans to create a biotech incubator called Gateway Labs in the U.K., joining other biopharma companies that have put investments in the country on […]
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Eli Lilly to build $5 billion Virginia facility to boost production of targeted cancer drugs, other treatments
Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, March 1, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia, to boost production capacity for targeted cancer drugs and other treatments — the first in a string of new […]
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