Earnings Preview: Can Coca-Cola Co. (KO) And Yum Brands Inc. (YUM) Adapt To Healthier Tastes?
Big food companies are still struggling to meet consumers’ demand for natural, healthful fare. But fast food is far from dead.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Q1 Earnings: Major Insurer Beats Estimates But Says It Will Remain In 'A Handful' Of Obamacare Exchanges In 2017
The largest health insurer in the U.S. had warned it would exit exchanges, citing hundreds of millions in losses in 2015.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Shares Climb After Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations
The pharmaceutical and health company’s share price is rising after the company reported first-quarter earnings that were higher than expected.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Q1 Forecast: Healthy Earnings Expected As Questions Remain About Insurer's Obamacare Complaints
The health insurance giant led by CEO Stephen Hemsley has threatened to pull out of exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act.
Healthcare CEO Pay: These Top Executives Raked In Millions In 2015 After Deals, Including Inversions
Pay for U.S. executives dipped 3.8 percent last year, but healthcare leaders like Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak emerged mostly unscathed.
Pharma Sector Q1 Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Top Drugmakers J&J (JNJ), Novartis (NVS), Pfizer (PFE) And Other Key Drug Companies
Pharmaceutical companies are only just emerging from a tough stretch known as the patent cliff. Recent bad press hasn't helped the industry, either.
Japan Earthquake Update: Death Toll Rises As Fears Turn To Trapped Victims And Landslides
As the death toll from back-to-back temblors topped 40, rescue teams worked feverishly Saturday in southern Japan.
To Spur Global Economy, International Monetary Fund Leaders Urge ‘Growth-Friendly’ Policies During Tight Times
But amid limited resources and market uncertainties, it remained to be seen how many countries can heed the IMF and World Bank’s advice.
Delegate Count For Democrats: Bernie Sanders Wins In Colorado, Eating Into Hillary Clinton’s Lead
The Democratic presidential candidate topped Hillary Clinton, 41-25, beating projections from the party's March caucus in the state.
The Citadel, Southern Military Institution, Weighs Muslim Head Scarf As First-Ever Exception To Uniform Requirements
The Citadel in South Carolina doesn't typically permit deviations from its uniform requirements.
Zika Virus Funding: States Feeling The Squeeze As Congress Holds Out On $1.8 Billion In Emergency Money
A dearth of federal funding for the Zika virus is trickling down to state and local health departments, forcing them to make tough choices.
Feds May Ban Elizabeth Holmes, Founder Of Embattled Startup Theranos, From Blood-Testing Industry For 2 Years
U.S. regulators would also revoke the federal license of Theranos, the embattled blood-testing company founded by Elizabeth Holmes.
What Is Equal Pay Day? Key Facts And Numbers Explaining The Wage Gap Between Men And Women
Find out why April 12 is the designated day for looking at the male-female pay discrepancy for everyone from salespeople to U.S. soccer stars.
Do Wellness Programs Work? As Companies Buy In, Return On Investment Is Coming Under Scrutiny
Initiatives to boost employee health, part of a growing $8 billion industry, turn out to have widely varying effects.
Fighting The Opioid Epidemic: Walgreens Expands Over-The-Counter Naloxone To Pennsylvania
Walgreens making the opioid overdose antidote easily accessible is seen as key to curbing the rising fatalities caused by drugs such as heroin and oxycodone.
KaloBios, Drugmaker Targeting Chagas And Other Neglected Diseases, Promises ‘Transparent’ Pricing
KaloBios was briefly headed by Martin Shkreli, an executive who sparked outrage for buying the drug Daraprim and immediately boosting its price by 5,456 percent.
Obama’s Regulators Killed $370B In Large Corporate Deals To Protect Competition And US Tax Base, Analysis Shows
Citing an interest in promoting competition, the Obama administration has prevented $370 billion in mergers and acquisitions.
Between The Lines Of The Panama Papers: How The Offshore Tax Scandal Robs Developing Countries
The people hardest hit by shady financial transactions mapped out in the Panama Papers may never even know they're affected.
A Jamie Dimon Manifesto: Bad Public Policy More Dangerous Than Credit Or Market Risks, JPMorgan CEO Writes
In a letter inside JPMorgan's annual report, CEO Jamie Dimon takes aim at bad public policy, which he says poses a threat to the global economy.
General Electric (GE) CEO Jeffrey Immelt Slams Bernie Sanders, Says Candidate's Comments About Corporate Greed Are Wrong
Jeffrey Immelt is firing back at Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in a Washington Post article for saying GE is “destroying the moral fabric” of America.
As Nurx, Providing On-Demand Birth Control And HIV Prevention Meds, Expands, Who Will Benefit?
Public health experts hope a new app will reinvigorate efforts to lower HIV infection rates in the U.S., which have stubbornly plateaued in the past decade.
2016 Oil Predictions: China Could Beat US As Top Crude Importer As Demand Surges Amid Low Prices
Slowing economic growth has not diminished China’s appetite for oil. The country imported about 8 million barrels a day in February, a record daily average.
Obamacare’s Impact On Healthcare Spending: 3 Charts That Show Why The Newly Insured Are More Expensive
Those with coverage via the Affordable Care Act are less healthy than other insured people, but that isn't necessarily a problem, a report says.
Science, Public Health And 'Mutant' Mosquitoes: Proposed Florida Keys Experiment Sparks Bitter Debate Over Genetically Modified Aedes Aegypti
More than 160,000 people have signed a petition against the experimental release of a mosquito, genetically engineered to die out, into the Florida Keys.
Terror Attacks Take Toll On Tourism In Turkey, Visits Drop 10 Percent In February
The country depends heavily on tourism for revenue, but visitors have been scared off in significant numbers after recent terrorist bombings.
Yahoo-Starboard Proxy Fight: Proposed Board Of Directors Would Likely Trim Down An Ailing Company
The hedge fund’s nine nominees would likely focus on value, not growth, at the ailing tech company run by CEO Marissa Mayer.
Banker Bonuses: New Rule Expected To Further Delay Payouts To Financial Executives
Rules from the Obama administration expected to be updated in April will likely require Wall Street firms to wait longer than three years to pay executive bonuses in full.
The Latest Supreme Court Birth Control Case, Explained: What Religious Nonprofits Want And Who Could Be Affected
Arguments were heard Wednesday in the second Supreme Court case to challenge an Affordable Care Act requirement that employer health plans cover birth control.
Preventing Diabetes: How Medicare Wants To Cut Costs And Keep People Healthier Through Lifestyle Coaching
The U.S. is trying something new to prevent people from developing diabetes, which costs the economy about $245 billion.
Amid Brussels Attacks, EMTs And Paramedics Face New Reality Of Terrorism And An Evolving Set Of Challenges
The threat of deadly attacks is dramatically changing emergency medical services training — and will continue to do so, medical personnel say.
