Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

JPMorgan set to pay nearly $1 billion in spoofing penalty – source

The large fine would lift a regulatory shadow that has hung over the bank for several years and mark a signature victory for the government's efforts to clamp down on illegal trading techniques, such as spoofing, especially in the precious metals markets. JPMorgan has said in public filings https://jpmorganchaseco.gcs-web.com/node/338201/html that it was in discussions with authorities about resolving the investigations. The settlement with the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could come as soon as this week and is not expected to result in any restrictions on the bank's business, the person said....

Gilead to pay $97 million to settle U.S. kickback probe

Gilead Sciences Inc has agreed to pay $97 million to resolve U.S. government claims it used a purportedly independent charity to pay illegal kickbacks to cover Medicare patients' out-of-pocket costs for its pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Letairis. The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday the settlement resolves allegations that Gilead improperly used the Caring Voice Coalition as a conduit to cover thousands of patients' co-payment obligations. "Gilead used data from CVC that it knew it should not have, and effectively set up a proprietary fund within CVC to cover the co-pays of just its own drug," U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling in Boston said in a statement....

Focus On: Mack MD7

Mack Trucks' new MD Series is the company's first medium-duty offering since 2003. It was introduced in January of 2020, and then the pandemic hit. That delayed the start of production, but it didn't interfere with a test drive opportunity. ...