widely considered to be in a position of strength right now and associated bank svp and investment sarah walker said american consumers who earn and buy in dollars will be a significant offset to a drop in tourist sfendpending. for "nightly business report," i'm courtney reagan. >>> the fda recently cleared the way for a new class of drugs that could potentially lead to cheaper, life-saving medicines. >>> a new class of drugs could do something that hasn't been done in a while. cut the price of expensive medications nearly in half. that's what an executive at cvs health said in reuters, referring to copy cat biotech drugs, including biosimilars. meg tirrell has more on these medications and why they may have the potential to alter drug pricing. >> reporter: it was a landmark for the drug industry. last week the first medicine known as a biosimilar was approved in the united states. biosimilars are generic companies of bilogic drugs, treating cancer tong rheumatoid arthritis. the industry calls them biosimilars because it argues the manufacturing process is so complicated, the products aren't id