US District Judge Reed O'Connor approved a DOJ request to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing over two fatal 737 MAX crashes, despite criticizing the government's decision reut.rs/3XfhGe0

Microsoft is forming a new team that wants to build artificial intelligence that is vastly more capable than humans in certain domains, starting with medical diagnostics, the executive leading the effort told Reuters.

PayPal has persuaded a federal judge in California to dismiss a nationwide consumer lawsuit that accused the online payments giant of inflating transaction costs by illegally blocking retailers from offering discounts for cheaper payment methods.

Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are locked in a bidding war for biotech firm Metsera as the pharmaceutical giants seek to augment their pipeline in the booming weight-loss drug market.

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein sentenced Olivier Amar to 68 months in prison for helping defraud JPMorgan Chase into buying startup Frank for $175 million. Amar was the college financial aid company's chief growth officer reut.rs/3LqxKHc

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he felt 'very, very optimistic' after a SCOTUS hearing on the legality of President Trump's sweeping tariffs and that he thought plaintiffs challenging Trump's use of a 1977 law had 'almost embarrassed themselves' reut.rs/47t9lJP

Around 80,000 non-immigrant visas have been revoked by the Trump administration since its inauguration, for various offenses including driving under influence, assault and theft. The extent of revocations reflects a broad immigration crackdown initiated when Trump came into office reut.rs/47V5XYd

Zurich Insurance does not expect any material financial losses from claims related to Hurricane Melissa, the insurer's finance chief Claudia Cordioli said on Thursday.

US District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered clean toilets and access to lawyers for immigration detainees at a suburban Chicago immigration facility. The judge found the witness accounts 'extremely credible' after a lawsuit alleged unconstitutional conditions reut.rs/4hQBnCC

Innosera, a consortium led by Nordic Capital and Permira, failed to achieve the required level of support from shareholders for its planned takeover of Bavarian Nordic and will withdraw its bid, Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday.

Eli Lilly said on Thursday it will start late-stage trials of its experimental drug next month after it helped patients lose as much as 20.1% of their weight in a mid-stage study, giving the company another upper-hand in the fast- growing obesity market.

A Delaware judge said she would reject a request by Pfizer to temporarily block Metsera from terminating its takeover deal with Pfizer, allowing Metsera to proceed instead with a higher $10 billion deal from Novo Nordisk. Subscribe: reut.rs/4aBvwvO

JUST IN: Trump gets new review of New York criminal hush money case reut.rs/3LNlIrq

Over 50 private attorneys in New Mexico said they will stop taking on new cases representing federal defendants due to a funding crisis, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing US government shutdown reut.rs/4qZnGW6

Public support remains strong for extending the Obamacare tax credits, which have been central to the U.S. government shutdown due to disagreements over their inclusion in funding packages, according to a new poll from research firm KFF.

US District Judge James Donato in San Francisco will hold a status conference in the app store antitrust lawsuit Fortnite maker Epic Games lodged against Google in 2020. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/4aBvwvO

A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing in a deal that allowed the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people but harshly criticized it.

Central banks in big economies are nearing the end of their rate-cutting cycles, though some, like the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England - which were more cautious earlier in the year - have scope to ease a little more.

One in five law students identifies as disabled, particularly by anxiety, depression and attention-deficit disorder, according to a nationwide survey, which also found that US law students with disabilities felt less supported by their institutions than their non-disabled peers reut.rs/43NZ9Jr

This week's wobble in shares connected to artificial intelligence is a stark reminder that the U.S. stock market is ever more reliant on the technology sector to drive it higher.

Some plaintiffs could get a refund in certain situations if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trump's tariffs, but the Treasury would have to figure out any payment schedules, the nation's top trade official said on Thursday.

Eric Tung was confirmed by the Republican-led Senate in a 52-45 vote to serve as a judge on the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit. The Jones Day partner previously clerked for conservative SCOTUS Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia reut.rs/3WHV9q5

A bidding war over U.S. biotech Metsera was coming to a head on Thursday, with Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk locked in a $10 billion battle with U.S. rival Pfizer to win Metsera's obesity drug assets.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday asked a state judge to block Kenvue from paying a nearly $400 million shareholder dividend this month, after suing the drugmaker for allegedly concealing risks to children from the use of Tylenol by pregnant women.

Abu Dhabi-backed financial investor Aquarian Capital has agreed to take private U.S. life insurance and annuity provider Brighthouse Financial in a $4.1 billion deal, culminating a sale process that lasted most of this year.

A group of cities and nonprofits will urge Chief US District Judge J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island to force the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP food aid during the government shutdown. Subscribe: reut.rs/4aBvwvO

Tesla shareholders will decide on Thursday whether to pay CEO Elon Musk up to $878 billion, the richest executive pay in history by a long shot.

Financial services giant Charles Schwab said on Thursday it has agreed to buy Forge Global , a platform for trading shares of pre-IPO companies, in a deal valued at $660 million.

The United States has arrested five individuals at Germany's request in a German-led internationally coordinated investigation of online fraud and money laundering networks that used payment service providers, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

It raised the specter of additional chaos as Trump is widely expected to shift to other trade tactics in the wake of an adverse ruling.

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Boeing has reached settlements in three lawsuits brought by the families of victims who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, the attorney representing the families announced Wednesday.

More than 50 private attorneys and contractors in New Mexico announced that they will stop taking new cases where they would represent federal defendants who cannot afford their own lawyers, citing a funding crisis that has left them unpaid since early July @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/4qZnGW6

U.S. law students with disabilities feel less supported by their institutions than their non-disabled peers, according to a nationwide survey that found one in five law students identifies as disabled, particularly by anxiety, depression and attention-deficit disorder reut.rs/43NZ9Jr

The U.S. Senate confirmed a former clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia to serve as a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/3WHV9q5

Tesla's auto insurance unit was sued in federal court in Arizona over allegations that it has systematically underpaid millions of dollars in claims by withholding required coverage for uninsured and underinsured motorists @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4olRSJ3

Column: A fair fight: Defense lawyers urge reform to allow criminal depositions @jgreenejenna.bsky.social reut.rs/4nImkMD

President Donald Trump's administration has revoked around 80,000 non-immigrant visas since its inauguration on January 20 for offenses ranging from driving under the influence to assault and theft, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

A federal judge in Chicago ordered federal officials to improve conditions for detainees at a suburban Chicago immigration facility, including access to clean toilets, after a lawsuit alleged the conditions were unconstitutional and inhumane.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he came away from a Supreme Court hearing on the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs feeling "very, very optimistic."

Top Trump administration officials briefed members of the Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday about strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off Venezuela, after frustration in Congress about a lack of transparency about the operation.

A former finance executive convicted of helping Charlie Javice defraud JPMorgan Chase into buying the college financial aid startup Frank for $175 million was sentenced on Wednesday to 68 months in prison.

MetLife reported a rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the insurer raked in more income from investments.

More than 50 private attorneys and contractors in New Mexico announced on Wednesday that they will stop taking new cases where they would represent federal defendants who cannot afford their own lawyers, citing a funding crisis that has left them unpaid since early July.

U.S. law students with disabilities feel less supported by their institutions than their non-disabled peers, according to a nationwide survey that found one in five law students identifies as disabled, particularly by anxiety, depression and attention-deficit disorder.

The Senate confirmed a former clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia to serve as a judge on the 9th Circuit. Subscribe to The Afternoon Docket: reut.rs/4aVlZjE

The U.S. Supreme Court's chamber was buzzing on Wednesday, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joining hundreds of others to hear arguments over the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Google said on November 4 it has reached a comprehensive US court settlement with 'Fortnite' video game maker Epic Games, agreeing to Android and app store reforms aimed at lowering fees, boosting competition and expanding choices for developers and consumers reut.rs/49mfZD5

The Motion Picture Association has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta , objecting to the social media platform's use of filters inspired by the PG-13 movie rating system for content moderation on Instagram for users under 18.