Insys exec gave doctor lap dance while promoting drug, witness says
An ex-stripper who became a regional sales director at Insys Therapeutics Inc gave a doctor a lap dance at a Chicago club as the drugmaker pushed the doctor to prescribe its addictive fentanyl spray, a former Insys employee testified on Tuesday.
EBay unveils dividend, tops sales estimates for holiday quarter
Ebay Inc will begin paying a dividend, it announced on Tuesday, while also reporting better-than-expected sales and profit for the fourth quarter as it benefits from a rise in online shopping.
Huawei units to be arraigned on U.S. criminal charges on Feb. 28
Two units of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are to be arraigned on Feb. 28 in Seattle on a 10-count indictment on charges they conspired to steal T-Mobile US Inc trade secrets, according to court filings Tuesday.
S&P falls with technology drag; 3M boosts Dow
Wall Street was mixed on Tuesday, with technology shares dipping ahead of Apple’s quarterly report while a rebound in 3M and other industrials elevated the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Huawei’s Meng appears in court as Canada mulls U.S. extradition
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, the central figure in a high-stakes dispute between the world’s two largest economies, made her first appearance in a Canadian court in more than a month on Tuesday as Ottawa weighs extraditing the …
Amgen quarterly profit tops Street view, 2019 forecast falls short
Amgen Inc on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as sales rose and tax expense fell, but competition for older medicines is growing and the drugmaker forecast 2019 earnings below Wall Street estimates.
Gold hits eight-month high, stocks mixed amid trade caution, results
Gold hit an eight-month high while world stock markets were mixed ahead of further U.S.-Sino trade talks, a raft of technology company results, including Apple’s, and a Federal Reserve decision on U.S. interest rates.
Huawei executive Meng attends bail hearing at Canadian court
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou appeared in a Canadian court on Tuesday for a hearing concerning her bail in a case that has strained Beijing’s ties with Canada and the United States.
Wall Street mixed as Apple tees up its quarterly report
Wall Street was mixed on Tuesday, with technology shares dipping ahead of Apple’s quarterly report while a rebound in 3M and other industrials elevated the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
GE falls after JP Morgan’s Tusa brings back focus on free cash flow
Shares of General Electric Co fell 3 percent on Tuesday after a top-rated JP Morgan analyst raised concerns about the company’s divestiture plans and its impact on free cash flow.
