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Data brokers know a lot about you, from where you live to how you like to spend your time. But they're largely unregulated as an industry.

Who oversees data brokers selling your personal info? No one

June 9, 2018 at 6:39 a.m.

You probably already know that you have precious little privacy, and that shadowy data brokers have built the buying and selling of people's personal information into a multibillion-dollar industry. But...

AT&T-Time Warner merger could be blessing in disguise for consumers

June 9, 2018 at 8:22 a.m.

We've been hearing about "convergence" since the earliest days of the Internet. A computer in your living room! Movies streaming in your home! So it's with a certain degree of...

As drug prices continue rising, frequently uninsured dogs and cats can mean financial trouble for pet owners looking after their furry friends' health.

Soaring prescription drug prices also sickening for pets

June 24, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

Art Weber's 5-year-old, Whitney, has a serious allergy to bee stings, so he and his wife are among the many people who shell out roughly $600 annually for a two-pack...

Wanita Holmes went to a Wells Fargo branch to open a new checking account. By the time she left, she had a new savings account, a new credit card and new direct deposits of her Social Security checks.

Did Wells Fargo target seniors with its bogus-account scheme?

August 21, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Wells Fargo may have gone out if its way to take senior citizens to the cleaners when the bank's workers fraudulently opened as many as 2 million accounts without customers'...

Mylan CEO Heather Bresch holds up a $600 two-pack of her company's EpiPens while testifying Wednesday on Capitol Hill. She insisted that EpiPens are priced fairly.

Recipe for ripoffs: Pricing drugs by their ‘value’ to sick people

June 12, 2018 at 11:58 a.m.

Heather Bresch, chief executive of pharmaceutical heavyweight Mylan, testified before lawmakers Wednesday that her company acted ethically and fairly when it jacked up the price of life-saving EpiPens by more...

Allergan Chief Executive Brent Saunders says he'll limit future price hikes to single digits as part of a "social contract" with customers.

Allergan CEO is shocked (shocked!) by insane drug prices

August 24, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

So it's come to this: The chief executive of a major drug company is a hero because he won't rip off customers any more. Brent Saunders, CEO of Allergan, the...

Blue Shield of California says it follows the "industry standard" for disclosing healthcare costs to policyholders -- that is, telling them as little as possible.

Deciphering your hospital bill — good luck with that

June 10, 2018 at 9:24 a.m.

Denis Robinson wasn't bothered in the least that he was billed nearly $100,000 by Providence Tarzana Medical Center for the recent removal of his gallbladder. "What do I care?" he...

Starbucks is giving eligible workers more health-insurance choices. But experts say this could exacerbate problems with the U.S. healthcare system.

Starbucks unveils a private health insurance exchange. Is that a good thing?

April 5, 2019 at 2:12 a.m.

To hear Starbucks tell it, the company's introduction this week of expanded insurance choices for workers represents a major advance in health coverage. "Providing industry-leading benefits for eligible full- and...

American Airlines reps told a flier that although the carrier had ended its bereavement fare, she could seek a refund. American later said that was incorrect.

Airlines scrap bereavement fares even as they make record profits

June 8, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

As Mitt Romney proclaimed in 2011, "Corporations are people, my friend." But that doesn't necessarily make them nice people. Sue Ogle learned this after being informed last week by American...

Oscar Munoz will return to work at United Airlines next week, two months after a heart transplant.

United to Munoz: Taking time off after heart transplant could cost you millions

May 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

If you had to undergo a heart transplant, chances are you'd be in no hurry to get back to work — if a return was even possible. Now consider the...

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