9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Most Hated Man In America" Martin Shkreli Spends $2 Million On Wu-Tang Clan Album
"Most Hated Man In America" Martin Shkreli Spends $2 Million On Wu-Tang Clan Album
Back in September, Martin Shkreli became “the most hated man in America” when the Turing Pharma CEO moved to boost the price of a toxoplasmosis drug by 5000%.
That rather egregious example of unbridled greed immediately caused the American public as well as lawmakers in Washington to begin taking a closer look at a practice that actually happens all the time in Big Pharma even if the industry’s larger players are careful to be a bit less audacious about it than Shkreli.
9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Billy Macklowe, Principal Financial buy Hell’s Kitchen office building for $107M
Billy Macklowe, Principal Financial buy Hell’s Kitchen office building for $107M
9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Economic Growth: How It Works, How It Fails, & Why Wealth Disparity Occurs
Economic Growth: How It Works, How It Fails, & Why Wealth Disparity Occurs
9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MarketWatch First Take: Uber class action can grow after win for plaintiffs
MarketWatch First Take: Uber class action can grow after win for plaintiffs
The high-profile class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc.
9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stalking horse bidder to take control of 45 John Street for $73.6M
Stalking horse bidder to take control of 45 John Street for $73.6M
45 John Street in the Financial District
A stalking horse bidder is set to take control of 45 John Street, a Financial District condominium building, for $73.6 million, after a bankruptcy auction failed to attract higher bids.
9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mark Zuckerberg Storms Into The Trump ‘Muslim Ban’ Scandal, Tells Muslims "You Are Always Welcome Here"
Mark Zuckerberg Storms Into The Trump ‘Muslim Ban’ Scandal, Tells Muslims "You Are Always Welcome Here"
Moments ago, the latest high profile media figure to boldly go into the rapidly spreading Trump “ban Muslims” scandal, was none other than Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who in a post on his social network, took the other side of Trump declaring that “Muslims are always welcome here” and that Facebook will “fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment for you.” It was not immediately clear if the “community” he was welcoming Muslims to is the United States or the online world of Facebook ad clickers.
9 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ben Carson’s health-care plan takes a big swipe at Obamacare
Ben Carson’s health-care plan takes a big swipe at Obamacare
GOP presidential hopeful and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson calls his health-care plan a “prescription for empowerment” but is short on details about key elements, such as costs.
read more