Christie Smythe

Visa, MasterCard $5.7 billion pact tossed as merchants win

June 10, 2018 at 10:48 a.m.

A federal appeals court rejected a $5.7 billion settlement of claims that Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. improperly fixed credit-card swipe fees, potentially renewing years of litigation with millions of...

Attorney Evan Greebel, center, is brought out of 26 Federal Plaza by law enforcement officials after being arrested as a co-defendant with Turing Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli on charges of securities fraud Dec. 17, 2015, in New York City.

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli puts $45 million E*Trade account up to secure bail

March 30, 2019 at 4:42 a.m.

Martin Shkreli put up his $45 million E*Trade account to secure $5 million bail after federal authorities arrested him on fraud charges last month, prosecutors said. The youthful founder of...

Housing market taking a breather on Cape Cod

August 21, 2021 at 10:40 a.m.

John Rey and his wife, Sally, plan to move back to their home state of New York in December after living on the Cape several years. It's been about four...

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