McDonald’s Corp. sales plummeted following news of E. coli infections linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounders. Transactions fell as much as 6% from the prior year in the days after the outbreak became public on Tuesday, dragging down total sales, according to Bloomberg Second Measure data through Oct. 25. The group tracks debit and credit […]
The fate of Johnson & Johnson’s latest push to use bankruptcy courts to end thousands of cancer lawsuits tied to its iconic baby powder now hinges on a high-stakes trial in January. After months of wrangling, a federal judge in Houston early next year will decide whether J&J’s bid to quickly settle the claims with […]
By RT Backing specific candidates reinforces a sense of bias in the media, the newspaper owner has said The Washington Post has abandoned its decades-long tradition of endorsing a US presidential candidate to earn back the trust of the American public, the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, has said. The billionaire explained his reasoning in an […]