Fresenius News and Healthcare Industry Updates
U.S. prediction markets gain support for federal rules amid state licensing fight
As legal pressure builds around event contracts tied to sports, new polling shows voters in both major U.S. parties favor a single national approach to oversight for prediction markets. The ...
CME Group challenges CFTC approval of crypto perpetual futures
A legal dispute over cryptocurrency derivatives is intensifying after CME Group sues the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and its chair, Michael Selig, over the approval of perpetual futures. ...
CME Group challenges CFTC approval of Kalshi perpetual futures in U.S. court
A dispute over how U.S. regulators classify perpetual contracts is moving into court as CME Group seeks to block a newly approved product from Kalshi. The case centers on whether the contracts ...
CME Group sues CFTC over U.S. perpetual futures approval
A dispute over how perpetual futures should be regulated in the U.S. is moving into federal court as CME Group challenges the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recent approvals. The case ...
Kalshi adds surveillance partnership with StarCompliance as prediction market scrutiny rises
Growing regulatory and insider trading concerns around prediction markets are pushing financial firms to strengthen oversight of employee activity. Kalshi is partnering with StarCompliance on a ...
California ballot tax odds slide as Newsom moves to block billionaire measure
Prediction market pricing for a proposed California billionaire tax is falling sharply as the measure faces political resistance ahead of a key ballot deadline. Kalshi odds have dropped from 88% ...
CFTC defends approval of U.S. bitcoin perpetual futures
U.S. regulators are pushing to bring a fast-growing crypto derivatives product onshore as debate intensifies over risk, market access and investor protections. Michael Selig says perpetual futures ...
U.S. property insurers face data center coverage shift as AI projects expand
Rapid growth in AI-linked data center construction is creating new underwriting demands for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry. The trend is increasing pressure on insurers to adapt ...
U.S. employers plan to cut GLP-1 obesity drug coverage as usage lifts benefit costs
Rising use of obesity medicines is prompting some large U.S. employers to reconsider whether they will keep paying for GLP-1 treatments in 2027. Lower prices for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli ...
Jennie Stuart Medical Center ratings upgraded, then withdrawn by Fitch
Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Kentucky sees its credit ratings upgraded after stronger financial and operating results in recent years. The subsequent withdrawal is part of Fitch Ratings' ...
California medical company owner pleads guilty in $1 million pandemic relief fraud case
Federal prosecutors say a Southern California operator of two medical transport businesses has admitted to fraud and money laundering tied to pandemic aid programs. The case centers on more than ...
