Jan 11, 2017

AbbVie moves to keep price increases down

Shannon Vavra

At the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco today, AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez vowed to keep drug price increases below 10%. AbbVie is joining Allergan and Novo Nordisk in setting a ceiling on price increases.

Talk about timing: Gonzalez spoke after Trump took slugs at the pharmaceutical industry during his press conference. AbbVie shares, along with the rest of the pharmaceutical industry, fell sharply--AbbVie ended up down 3.6%

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Jonathan Swan, Zachary Basu

Trump to install loyalist Ric Grenell as acting intelligence chief

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President Trump confirmed in a tweet Wednesday night that he will install Richard Grenell, the current U.S. ambassador to Germany and a staunch defender of the president, as the acting director of national intelligence.

Why it matters: The role, which was originally vacated by Dan Coats in August 2019, is one of grave responsibility. As acting DNI, Grenell will be charged with overseeing and integrating the U.S. intelligence community and will advise the president and the National Security Council on intelligence matters that concern national security.

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What to watch in the Nevada debate

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Michael Bloomberg's wealth will fuel rather than shield him from tests and attacks when he makes his Democratic primary debate debut on the stage tonight in Las Vegas.

The state of play: Bernie Sanders is still the front-runner. So the other candidates must weigh which of the two presents a bigger threat to their viability: Sanders, with his combined delegate, polling and grassroots momentum? Or Bloomberg, with his bottomless budget?

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