A Major Deal in Insurance, and Uber's Ex-CEO Has a New Gig
Health insurance giant Cigna is acquiring pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts. It's the latest company to make a move to fend off competition from Amazon, which is diving into the healthcare space.
And Travis Kalanick is launching a new venture capital firm focused on major job creation. Called "10100", the investment company will focus on real estate, e-commerce, and emerging tech in India and China.
Uber's also looking for a $1.25 billion leveraged loan on the heels of securing an investment from SoftBank. And Tesla's big rigs have hit the road, carrying batteries from the Gigafactory in Nevada to Fremont, Calif.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell weighed in on interest rates, some of Tesla's cybertrucks have been delivered, Apple and Paramount have reportedly discussed bundling their streaming services together and Panera Bread has reportedly filed to go public.
Build-A-Bear Workshop has been one of the most recognizable and beloved toy brands in the world since opening in 1997. Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, spoke with Cheddar News about its plans for the holiday season this year as well as the company's first animated feature film.
Stocks were generally flat after the opening bell on Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments in a speech at Spelman College later. Investors are growing optimistic that the central bank is done raising rates and may start cutting next year.
The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.
