Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the U.S., has struck a deal with a Bay Area start-up to better treat patients with chronic respiratory problems. The start-up, called Propeller Health, has an FDA-approved set of apps and tools for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, such as a connected […]
Read moreThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on a drive to move into a more technology-centered market environment, its chairman said Wednesday. “The markets are evolving so fast, the impact of technology is so great. As an agency, we have to understand that evolution,” Chris Giancarlo told CNBC on the sidelines of the Singapore Fintech Festival. […]
Read moreCNBC’s Jim Cramer has found that millennials both hate and love change. They hate physical change, so much so that they’d rather pay for a $4.32 purchase with a credit card than have to keep 68 cents jingling in their pockets or wallets. But they love other kinds of change, the kinds that make companies […]
Read moreSquare’s latest venture into the world of bitcoin is less of a validation of the popular cryptocurrency than it is a testament to innovation, Square CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC. “We’re a payment innovator. And therefore I think it behooves us to always know, where are our payments going?” Friar told “Mad Money” host Jim […]
Read moreS&P Dow Jones Indices on Wednesday said it would combine telecommunication and media and entertainment company shares into a single sector in a long-anticipated overhaul of its stock market indexes, including the benchmark S&P 500. The move reflects “an evolution in the way we communicate and access entertainment content and other information” and the dramatic […]
Read moreAn anonymous Uber rider is suing the company in California Superior Court, claiming that Uber did not take sufficient measures to protect her from a driver who allegedly raped her on Nov. 11, 2016. The complaint states that the passenger, called “Jane Doe” in the filing to preserve her anonymity, called an Uber after getting […]
Read moreThere are some days in the market when taking cues from stocks’ movements can be detrimental, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “I see stupid things happening all over the place, so I’m urging you not to jump to any conclusions based on the tape,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Remember, the big money managers who […]
Read moreMost of us don’t bother to check our heart rate using the sensors built into gym equipment, or share any information about our weight and age. When we hit the “quick start” button, we start a workout quickly but don’t get very accurate feedback from these machines about heart rate or calories burned. Apple has […]
Read more[The stream is slated to start at 3:30 p.m., ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump, having recently returned from a 12-day trip to Asia, is expected to make an announcement Wednesday afternoon. A White House official said that the president’s statement will […]
Read moreAmazon is finally being forced to take a hands-on approach to tax collection. Next year the company will begin collecting sales tax for its third-party merchants in its home state of Washington, according to an announcement made this week through an Amazon sellers forum. Marketplace Tax Collection, the new service, will automatically “calculate, collect, and […]
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