
Quartz
Quartz (qz.com) is a global digital-only business news publication. It is owned by Atlantic Media Co., the publisher of The Atlantic, National Journal, and Government Executive. Its team of 150 staff members was pulled together from prominent brands in business journalism: Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and The New York Times." The four initial sponsors of Quartz were Boeing, Chevron, Cadillac, and Credit Suisse. Quartz's core market is global business people, with its focus on international markets. Its news articles cover global economy news, ranging from geo-political conflicts to policies and regulations.
For decades, Americans have paid more for prescription drugs than any other major economy. This, while the pharmaceutical industry rakes in record profits. For almost 20 years, the democratic agenda has sought to lower these prices. Finally, they’ve got the ball rolling. The Biden Administration yesterday (Aug. 29) picked the first 10 prescription drugs for which it’ll negotiate the prices. The drugs were chosen from the top 50 Part D drugs that are eligible for negotiation that have the highest total expenditures in Medicare. Drug companies have until Oct. 1...