Merck on Monday announced the groundbreaking of its new Virginia pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, a cornerstone of the company’s $70 billion U.S. investment strategy. The 400,000-square-foot site in Elkton, Virginia, is expected to create 500 full-time…

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned this week that there could be credit risks lurking in the economy, saying that “when you see one cockroach there are probably more.” Dimon spoke on the bank’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday and acknowledged that the firm had to take a $170 million write-off in…

Business groups are expressing concern that the ongoing government shutdown is having negative impacts on economic activity and the ability of firms to operate and grow. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday warned the impact of the government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, is beginning to have an impact on…

We are approaching the blackout period ahead of the Fed’s upcoming meeting on 28-29 October, at which the Federal Open Market Committee is expected to cut interest rates according to fixed income markets. We have recently heard a number of speeches from Fed policymakers ahead of the pre-meeting limitation on…