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Juul to Pay $462 Million in Deceptive Ads Settlement with 6 U.S. States and D.C.

Six U.S. states and the District of Columbia reached a $462 million settlement with e-cigarette giant Juul Labs, YahooFinance.com reported. The settlement represents the company's largest multi-state

Envision Healthcare Bondholders Hire Lawyers as Interest Payment Looms

Bondholders of KKR & Co.’s Envision Healthcare Corp. have hired law firm White & Case LLP as the physician staffing company faces a looming payment deadline on its unsecured bonds, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy

Education Department Says College Chain Took Advantage of Students, Cuts Off Student Loan Access

A private, for-profit college chain with a dozen campuses across Florida and Texas will lose access to federal student aid. The move comes after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's

AmeriMark Interactive and Six Affiliated Debtors File for Bankruptcy

U.S.-based online and catalogue retailer AmeriMark Interactive and six affiliated debtors have filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Retail

More Junk-Rated Companies Are Facing Credit Downgrades and Defaults

The prospects of U.S. companies with significant leverage or rated several notches below investment grade have turned bleaker in recent months, credit-rating firms say, and default rates for junk

Falling Mortgage Rates Offer Little Relief for Home Buyers

Mortgage rates are falling steadily after months of varied increases and short reprieves. But rates remain drastically higher than a year earlier, and buyers, especially those looking to buy their

Analysis: The U.S. Cracked a $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist—and Bitcoin’s Anonymity

James Zhong’s fraud case involving bitcoin and the Silk Road online marketplace is one of the highest-profile examples of how federal authorities have pierced the veil of blockchain transactions, the

J&J Unit Says Cancer Victims Who Won’t Settle Seek to Block $8.9 Billion Deal

A Johnson & Johnson unit said cancer victims who refuse to settle with the company are attempting to intimidate other claimants from signing onto an $8.9 billion deal to end lawsuits over allegedly

Theater Advertiser National CineMedia Files for Bankruptcy Protection

National CineMedia Inc., the biggest movie-theater advertising business in North America, said on Tuesday it filed for bankruptcy protection and had entered into a restructuring agreement with its

U.S. Small Businesses Face Worst Credit in a Decade After SVB

More U.S. small businesses reported having greater difficulty getting a loan in March after multiple bank failures led to a further tightening of credit conditions, Bloomberg News reported. A net 9%