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Government & Policy

Trump has now struck drug-pricing deals with 26 companies, adding nine more this week in exchange for tariff protection

President Donald Trump has now reached most-favored-nation drug-pricing agreements with 26 pharmaceutical manufacturers, after adding nine mid-sized companies this week in deals that carry a built-in reward: exemption from the administration’s steep new tariff on imported patented medicines. The newest entrants — Alcon, Astellas Pharma, BeOne Medicines, BridgeBio, CSL, Kyowa Kirin, Sun Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals […]

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Government & Policy

Trump has now struck drug-pricing deals with 26 companies, adding nine more this week in exchange for tariff protection

President Donald Trump has now reached most-favored-nation drug-pricing agreements with 26 pharmaceutical manufacturers, after adding nine mid-sized companies this week in deals that carry a built-in reward: exemption from the administration’s steep new tariff on imported patented medicines. The newest entrants — Alcon, Astellas Pharma, BeOne Medicines, BridgeBio, CSL, Kyowa Kirin, Sun Pharma, Teva Pharmaceuticals […]

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Banking & Credit Cards

Fraud & Scams

Comcast is paying Xfinity customers up to $10,000 over a data breach, or a flat $50 with no receipts, if they claim by September 14

Comcast will pay eligible Xfinity customers as much as $10,000 apiece, or a no-paperwork $50 flat rate, after a federal judge approved a $117.5 million...

Fraud & Scams

A my Social Security account guards against a scammer diverting your benefits

A free my Social Security account closes off a specific fraud pattern the Social Security Administration has warned about for years: an identity thief who...

Bank Accounts & Fees

A bank must give provisional credit for a disputed debit charge within about 10 business days

Federal banking rules do not give a bank unlimited time to sit on a customer’s money while it investigates a disputed debit-card charge. Once a...

Fraud & Scams

A fraud alert placed with one credit bureau automatically covers all three

Placing a fraud alert with any one of the three national credit bureaus sets off a legal notification requirement that automatically covers the other two,...

Fraud & Scams

Freezing your credit is free at all three bureaus and blocks a thief from opening accounts in your name

A federal law that took effect in September 2018 made it free, nationwide, to freeze a credit report at each of the three major credit...

Bank Accounts & Fees

Opting out of debit-card overdraft coverage stops a bank from charging about $35 when a purchase overdraws

A federal rule requires a bank to get a customer’s explicit opt-in before it can charge an overdraft fee on a debit-card purchase or ATM...

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