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The UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting has sharpened the public’s focus on the role of private insurers, a necessary evil in the U.S. healthcare system.

COMMENTARY – The wireless infrastructure industry is in a state of emergency. For decades, tower contractors have been the backbone of the wireless network, building, upgrading, and maintaining the towers that connect the nation. But today, that backbone is buckling under the weight of unsustainable pricing, increasing compliance costs, and exploitative practices. Large and small … Read more

Following its recent analyst day, Globalstar’s CEO Paul Jacobs shed a bit of light on the new satellite constellation that Globalstar is building for iPhone vendor Apple.

Amid a strategy to put focus on its broadband and video device and software business, Vantiva has agreed to sell its Supply Chain Solutions unit to a private equity firm based on a $40 million valuation.

Season’s greetings videos from Blackstone and Apollo feature offbeat images including a CEO on horseback.

U.S. natural gas futures settled higher as expectations of a cold start to January combined with a second straight large weekly withdrawal from storage.

Gold was steady in early Asian trade. The precious metal has staged a recovery after a sharp fall following the Fed’s signaling of a more cautious approach to rate cuts next year, ANZ said.

Japanese stocks rose in early trade, led by gains in auto and shipping stocks, as the yen weakened sharply.

I know that now is the time of year for industry leaders to rattle off their top five predictions for the coming year, offering up a list of bullets that just so happen to fit into their product launch plans for the new year. I know because I’ve been guilty of this in the past. … Read more

Euro-denominated credit spreads are expected to widen modestly after the Fed signaled a slower pace of rate cuts in future, UniCredit said, however moves should remain contained as current spread levels are consistent with its fair-value assessment.