mckinsey is an international consulting firm. investigated for their role in helping purdue pharma sell oxycontin and other painkillers fueling the drug crisis. the cdc linked the deaths of more than 80,000 people just last year. they say mckinsey worked with purdue pharma to turbocharge their sales. at the time there was concern among doctors oxycontin was being abused, so purdue's sales went down. prosecutors say mckinsey advised purdue to target sales to high-volume prescribers including those who were prescribing for reasons that were unsafe and medically unnecessary. that often led to drug abuse and addiction. they even said mckinsey would do ride-alongs with purdue to get more scripts written. with this agreement, the $650 million, mckinsey avoids prosecution in the criminal and civil investigations, and mckinsey is accepting responsibility for their conduct. in a statement the company says they are deeply sorry, and as a part of the agreement they will do do any work related to marketing or selling controlled substances. g

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court documents say purdue paid mckinsey more than $93 million to improve profits from oxycontin.xycontin had on the american people in 2020. purdue pharma pled guilty to three felony counts related to its marketing of addictive painkillers. promoters call it the most powerful tech event in the world. the 2025 las vegas consumer electronics show is scheduled to begin in just three weeks. television technology will once again play a prominent role. look for companies to try to advance the work by lg, which created the world's first wireless transparent oled tv. the screen switches between transparent mode and more traditional black background. >> what we have been able to achieve is the highest military standards, from temperature shocks like high 60 degrees to -20 acceleration drop tests, as well as icing to make sure that the user is confident that the oled foldable display that you buy is going to be perfect no matter what the user scenario is. >> more of that foldable technology expected there. researchers say advancements in artificial intelligence technology will also be a bi

the consulting firm mckinsey will settle a federal investigation into its work into purdue pharma. it worked with purdue to improve sales including a 2013 to turbo charge sales of oxycontin. the company apologized saying our past work for opioid manufacturers will be a source of regret for our firm. the lawyers said it will deter from other companies. >> this was not hypothetical or marketing. it was a strategy and executed and it worked. the strategy resulted in oxycontin that was unsafe and new unnecessary. >> mckinsey won't do any work on controlled substances for a period of five years. the state of texas is suing a doctor in new york for mailing abortion pills. paxton said he prescribed drugs. the lawsuit seeks thousands of dollars in damages. it marks one of the first challenges to shield laws in states like new york designed to protect physicians who provide prescriptions on-line. eanl american who was impripped in syria, the associated press said timmerman has been flown to jordan and he was freed after rebel groupsous ted assad and opened the prisons. the 29-year-old was d

amna: in addition to the payment mckinsey has agreed to implicate -- implement a compliance program.ny won't do any work on the promotion of controlled substances for five years. the state of texas is suing a doctor in new york for mailing abortion bills -- pills to a patient in the dallas area. ken paxton alleged that the doctor violated state law by prescribing abortion inducing drugs. the lawsuit seeks thousands of dollars in damages. it marks one of the first challenges to so-called shield laws in states like new york designed to protect physicians that prescribe -- provide such prescriptions online or over the phone. a number of abortions have -- has increased slightly after roe v. wade was overturned in 2022. the u.s. military has brought an american who was imprisoned in syria out of the country. u.s. officials tell the associated press that travis timmerman has been flown to jordan on a military helicopter. rebel groups ousted the country's president assad and began opening the country's infamous presence. the 29-year-old was detained seven months ago after crossing into syri

it's a heck of a lot better than paying some massive firm like mckinsey. you know tons of money to tell you essentially the same thing. or maybe actually nothing at all. and if it's the case of new york city, they paid mckinsey 4 million bucks to tell them the trash cans work so i wonder how effective that would be. anyway i'm glad to see some of the best and brightest stepping up to the plate volunteering their time. i know vivek, they're doing a lot of good work down at the doge team right now, and i know they're recruiting some more folks to help them. >> look, we can all be we're all pro government efficiency, that's for sure. but i have learned and i'm going to add this to my list of different ways to say no comment in doge is to say, everyone's got to love aspirational goals. i am loving this, matt. well played simon. we'll pick back up with this a little later you know, any day, any time. >> kate i have a lot of aspirational goals, my friend. >> thank you so much, guys. all right. we got to get to some breaking. we got to get to some breaking news c

lo dice el informe de la consultora mckinsey, que recoge que esta clase de empresas latinas representan los latinos sin duda son una fuerza econÓmica, ahÍ lo estamos viendo, tienen un gran potencial, pero aÚn no se ha aprovechado al mÁximo. a quÉ se debe eso? >> hay muchas razones que han impedido el crecimiento que uno espera de la empreresa latina. como tÚ misma mencionaste. estamos hablando que el 36% de los nuevos negocios creados son creados por latinos, pero cuando miras a nivel global estamos hablando de un solo 7% de las empresas a nivel nacional son de latinos, o sea que estamos viendo que muchas no llegan a durar mÁs allÁ de dos o tres aÑos y se debe a varios factores. el primero es el acceso al capital, que es necesario para poder seguir creciendo y desarrollando esos negocios. tambiÉn influye la conexiÓn que tienen esos emprendedores con otros que los pueden ayudar a seguir creciendo su negocio. y 1/3 de la que hablarÍa es en quÉ parte del sector participan estos negocios. no todos estÁn en Áreas de fuerte crecimiento econÓmico. >> bueno, y sabemos que tambiÉn que dentro de

court documents say purdue paid mckinsey more than $93 million to improve profits from oxycontin.20. purdue pharma pled guilty to three felony counts related to its marketing of addictive painkillers. >> our time now 650 resorts in the sierra nevada. they're using some new high tech tools to keep the conditions on the ski slopes smooth. now, when the fresh snow comes down, the resorts like palisades tahoe, they use what's called a snow cat to sculpt the trails out there. the latest technology from the company, snow sat, uses a laser guided vision to create the perfect jumps and those half pipes. they can also measure future water reserves and identify those avalanche danger areas. these fleets will be working all season long in the sierra. well, the slick roads in the sierra have led to chain controls on and off through the weekend. and as of this morning, we're told those chain controls have been lifted. but with more snow in the forecast, that may soon change. >> yeah, it could change today for chain installers. it's a lot of work to keep up with drivers who need that help. you

the document also said mckinsey is accused of knowingly destroying and concealing records and documents investigation by the u.s. department of justice. mckinsey had previously agreed to pay a billion dollars to settle lawsuits by states, local governments and others related to its opioid consulting. this would seem to mark now, guys, an end to a disastrous chapter for the country and the company. back to you. >> eamon javers, following it from the beginning. thank you. >>> as we head to break, here's our road map for the rest of the hour. the major averages are trading around record highs, but there is some underlying weakness. we're going to dive into it, and discuss whether we will see a santa claus rally or a santa slump. >>> crypto may be the hottest thing on the street, that's not the case from main street. exclusive results. >>> and unitedhealthcare group's ceo out with an op ed calling for health care reform following the murder of one of the company's top executives. "squawk on the street" will be back after a quick break with the s&p 500 and nasdaq higher, the dow a bit lower.

i would encourage look at fort by mckinsey american enterprise. it is coming closer to what the u.s. spends 800 billion china and the way they went there resources support the jury. the u.s. has interest globally not because of the offensive protecting u.s. interest. our freedom security and prosperity u.s. forces deployed overseas not because of an offensive posture because they know globally rely on the formal conflict. >> eleven carriers in service. >> china would like to 11 not the most relevant platform because of missiles and other technologies. those places we can go the navy is the best vehicle to get the managers favorites to operate freely. j.d. terrorist organization without and those trade patterns have an cost of goods go up. more than we need very much would like to displace that. cal the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. cornyn: i'd ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, josef stalin was rumored to have once said we will hang the capitalist

when you look at the last 10 years, the mckinsey organization has done analysis of women in the c suite and what they found is when there are more than three women in the c suite those companies outperform other companies on the fortune 500. pretty exciting right? the reason i bring that up is often times that disconnect between what we want to do in our community and what we are doing at work sometimes feels that we might not be doing enough or are unable to give our all and i want to make sure women leaders know in the army that you are doing enough and that you actually should give yourself a little bit of grace. the data actually supports that when you have men and women together leading organizations that organization does better and so, to me, that race is important as we talk about the overall health and well-being of women leaders in our army. >> thank you so much for having me. i don't know if you can hear me. i don't have the army loud voice you guys always have. a couple of the things i think that are some critical issues. number one, one of the biggest hurdles we have seen w

when obamacare was past the was the mckinsey report that said unless we address the burden of chronicase will never control healthcare costs and a beating as one of those things that was listed as those drivers of chronic disease. all this said we must have solutions. for both obesity and for the competitions of which we have spoken. a great place to start is a nations food supply and the changes in americans diet over decades. according to "the annals of internal medicine", 37% of adults consume and a healthy diet. now, i'm pleased as a reducing obesity particularly among children is bipartisan. the incoming trump administration is indicating combating obesity promoting healthy foods as a top priority. many of president trump's concerns about food transparency are echoed by democratic colleagues including chair sanders. in the new majority i'm excited to work with president trump and colleagues on this dais to examine these issues cracking after drafting policy to enhance the health of americans. today will hear about the fda designed to permit a mandatory front of label, front to pa