U.S. sells unique Wu-Tang Clan album to pay ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli’s debt
Martin Shkreli is currently serving prison time for defrauding investors of more than US$10 million.
Trending
Jul 28, 2021
Drug maker offers $1 alternative of $750 Turing pill
Stepping into the uproar over eye-popping price spikes for old generic medicines, a maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 per pill by Turing Pharmaceuticals.
Consumer
Oct 23, 2015
Hated pharma CEO Martin Shkreli calls fraud charges ‘baseless’
Bad-boy pharmaceutical company executive Martin Shkreli says fraud allegations against him are "baseless and without merit."
Money
Dec 19, 2015
Price-hiking pharma exec sued by artist over Wu-Tang Clan album
A Long Island artist sued ex-pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli and others Tuesday over the use of his art in a Wu-Tang Clan album, saying he never expected portraits he posted on a fan blog two years ago to be used without his permission.
Entertainment
Feb 9, 2016
Turing reneges on cutting $750-a-pill drug’s price
After weeks of criticism for hiking a life-saving medicine's price more than fifty-fold, Turing Pharmaceuticals is reneging on its pledge to cut the $750-per-pill price.
Health
Nov 25, 2015
More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington mistakenly freed early
More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington have been mistakenly released early since 2002 because of an error by the state's Department of Corrections.
World
Dec 22, 2015
Despite pressure from Congress, US drug prices remain sky high
Congress's routine of publicly shaming drug company executives over high prices works no better than a placebo: It may make some people feel better, but it doesn't treat the problem.
Money
Nov 16, 2016
Canadian company’s story shows why Trump might succeed in lowering drug prices
Donald Trump's tough talk on drug prices may force the pharmaceutical industry to abandon questionable financial engineering practices.
Money
Feb 3, 2017
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli won’t testify at his fraud trial
Shkreli is being tried for securities fraud in connection with his time at a pharmaceutical company and two hedge funds from 2009 to 2014.
World
Jul 24, 2017
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli gets 7 years for defrauding investors
The former drug company executive who made headlines by jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug before he was accused and found guilty of defrauding investors
Crime
Mar 9, 2018
‘Pharma Bro’ moved to low-security New Jersey prison with pool tables, music room
According to the prison’s handbook, the facility has no bars, towers or locks on rooms.
World
Apr 19, 2018
No, Wu-Tang Clan and Bill Murray can’t steal back elusive rap album
Alas, the alleged "Bill Murray clause" is a fabrication of the internet.
Entertainment
Dec 11, 2015
‘I shouldn’t have to see homeless people on my way to work’: Another ‘tech bro’ sparks outrage
A San Francisco-area tech entrepreneur is facing intense public scrutiny after publishing an open letter stating wealthy people shouldn’t have to witness homelessness.
Tech
Feb 18, 2016
Drug exec refuses to testify to Congress, calls them ‘imbeciles’
Infuriating members of Congress, a smirking Martin Shkreli took the Fifth at a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday when asked about his jacking up of drug prices, then promptly went on Twitter and insulted his questioners as "imbeciles."
Health
Feb 3, 2016
Hated price-hiking pharma exec Martin Shkreli gets House subpoena
House lawmakers have issued a subpoena to compel former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, reviled for price-gouging, to appear at a congressional hearing next Tuesday.
Money
Jan 20, 2016
‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli put in solitary confinement after allegedly using contraband smartphone
Pharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison using a contraband smartphone.
Crime
Apr 3, 2019
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli should surrender Wu-Tang Clan album: prosecutors
The government wants to seize Shkreli's $2 million copy of "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin," the only copy of the album ever sold.
Crime
Dec 1, 2017
Pfizer fined for hiking the price of an epilepsy drug in Britain
Pfizer and distributor Flynn Pharma charged "excessive and unfair prices" for the drug used by 48,000 people in Britain
World
Dec 7, 2016
Canadian drug company under fire in U.K. after raising drug price 6,000%
“It’s a scam, and that’s all it is. Except now, it’s a Canadian scam.”
Health
Nov 22, 2017
Martin Shkreli releases Wu-Tang Clan songs after Donald Trump victory promise
Martin Shkreli owned the sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan's 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.'
Entertainment
Nov 10, 2016