CLEVELAND (AP) A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance.
Investors, consumers and economists generally expect inflation to decelerate after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 75 basis points in consecutive months earlier this summer.