An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar (£7.9 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who had been unaware they were being charged in US rather than Australian dollars. Airbnb admitted making false or misleading representations to Australian users between January […]
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President Biden proposed a new retirement rule that could help Americans save ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ — here’s how it works
‘Tired of being played for suckers’: President Biden proposed a new retirement rule that could help Americans save ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ — here’s how it works President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed a new rule that would protect Americans from being scammed out of their retirement savings by unscrupulous financial advisers. “This is […]
The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice, warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, the government might cancel their patent protection and allow rivals to make their own versions. Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed […]