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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 2009.Jason Reid | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration announced in recent weeks that it would decline to clarify the law banning the importation of prescription drugs overseas, despite mounting evidence of a conspiracy abroad. A group of companies called Alternative Funding Programs (AFP) connects patients whose health insurance doesn’t cover expensive drugs for serious illnesses with more affordable drugs. The program obtains medicines from foreign markets, which U.S. regulators say violates import laws.Last month, the FDA responded to a March 2024 public petition from the Aimed Alliance, a nonprofit…

Samsung Electronics shares rose as much as 4.8% on Tuesday after the South Korean technology giant predicted record quarterly profit on strong demand for artificial intelligence chips. The stock price subsequently pared back its gains, rising 0.52%.In its preliminary earnings forecast, Samsung expects operating profit for the January-March period to reach 57.2 trillion won ($37.8 billion), an increase of more than eight times from just 6.69 trillion won in the same period last year. If the profit materializes, it would be a quarterly record, nearly triple the previous high, and surpass the 42.3 trillion won forecast by the LSEG SmartEstimate,…

Can Rory McIlroy successfully defend his title at the Masters? Will Scottie Scheffler bounce back from his disappointment and the Englishman challenge for victory at Augusta National? Ahead of this year’s major opener, take a look at five storylines to follow…McIlroy returns as Grand Slam champion Rory McIlroy rarely feels a new experience heading into a tournament, but he’s really enjoying it this week as the Grand Slam winner makes his first major appearance at Augusta National. McIlroy’s permanent exemption from the Masters was confirmed after his dramatic victory in last year’s playoffs, ending his 11-year wait for that elusive…

Antonio Garcia Resena | Moments | Getty ImagesThe average tax refund so far this season is about $350 higher than at about the same time in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data.As of March 27, the average refund for individual filers was $3,521, up from $3,170 about a year ago, the IRS reported Friday. The IRS data reflects about 88.4 million individual tax returns received, out of about 164 million expected by the April 15 deadline.Read more CNBC’s personal finance coverageRobinhood, BNY to build Trump account app New graduates face tough job market—why unemployment will hit harder Teenage…

US Vice President J.D. Vance is in Budapest to drum up support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a member of the Fidesz party who is facing the toughest election in more than a decade.The White House announced last week that Vance would arrive in Hungary on Tuesday for two days of bilateral talks.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listUS President Donald Trump endorsed right-wing leader Orbán in February. Prior to the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Hungary in the same month. support.Kim Lane Schepere, a professor of sociology at Princeton…

Taipei — As families cleaned ancestral graves and gathered around dinner tables over Taiwan’s Qingming holiday weekend, a familiar debate resurfaced. Should the island democracy rely more on the United States for security, or should it engage with China to ease tensions? For some, the Iran war raises urgent questions about how much attention the United States can maintain if multiple crises occur simultaneously. Delays in weapons deliveries, depleted weapons stockpiles, and President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to allies and partners all reinforce these doubts. The debate has intensified this week as Chung Liyun, a firebrand from Taiwan’s main opposition…

Promotion-seeking Middlesbrough drew 2-2 with Swansea in the Championship, with Tommy Conway scoring the equalizer from a penalty kick in the second half to earn a valuable point.In the best-of-three penalty shootout, Swansea’s Zan Vipotnik converted two spot-kicks in the first half before Conway leveled the score in the 75th minute. Boro would have moved back into the top two with a win, but the draw means they remain in third place. Alex Bangura opened the scoring for Kim Helberg’s side, but Swansea were in 15th place with Championship top scorer Vipotnik scoring a double.Middlesbrough were desperate to rebuild after…

Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31st, but he still works there every day with his colleagues.The 95-year-old, who has led the Omaha, Nebraska-based holding company for 60 years, is effectively retired but still serves as chairman. He comes into the office every day and continues to be included in investment decisions, he told CNBC’s Becky Quick in a March 31 interview on “Squawk Box.” The company’s current CEO is his hand-picked successor, Greg Abel. “I won’t make any (investments) that Greg thinks are wrong,” Buffett said.During his tenure as CEO, Buffett grew Berkshire Hathaway…

Justin Rose insists he “owes nothing” to Augusta National as he looks to avenge last year’s playoff heartbreak and spate of near-misses at the Masters. The former world No. 1 has already won the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour this season, and had an impressive run at the Masters, finishing third and runner-up after a narrow loss to Rory McIlroy 12 months ago. In 2015, Jordan Spieth won his first major title and Rose finished tied for second place, but in 2017 he lost in a playoff to Sergio Garcia after missing the back nine by two strokes.…

AI should make jobs faster and easier. But some experts say this also poses unexpected and sometimes overlooked challenges for employees.Several leaders at major companies are requiring their employees to incorporate AI into their workflows, with Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke calling it a “fundamental expectation” for employees. A September 2025 study by AI Resume Builder found that 24% of companies said the use of AI is required across all roles, based on responses from approximately 1,300 business leaders.But there’s a disconnect between leaders’ enthusiasm and expectations for AI and employees’ actual experiences, said Dennis Stoll, director of applied psychology at…