MS Drugmaker Fined €462.6 Million for Disparaging Rival

The European Commission (EC) has fined pharmaceutical company Teva €462.6 million for “systematically spread[ing] misleading information” and abusing its dominant position to delay competition to its proprietary multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate). The delay may have prevented “significant savings” for public health budgets, according to a statement by ECContinue Reading

‘APT’ Drives YG Entertainment Stock Gain for Second Week; UMG Shares Slip Despite Post-Earnings Rally

The Billboard Global Music Index rose 0.3% to 1,995.67, bringing its year-to-date gain to 30.1%. ROSÉ and Bruno Mars John V. Esparza YG Entertainment shares gained 4.3% this week as “APT” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars continued its hot streak. A week after YG’s stock gained 6.1% following the track’s blockbuster startContinue Reading

Will Trump Regret Skipping The GOP Debates?

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. maya (Maya Sweedler, senior editor): The first Republican debate last Wednesday featured eight candidates — none of whom was the front-runner. Former President Donald Trump elected to skip the debate, writing on his social media website that “TheContinue Reading