West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
Published: Dec. 29, 2023 at 7:23 p.m. ET CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established by the settlement of opioid lawsuits in the state, which has by far the nation’s highest drug-overdose death rate. The Kanawha County Commission said Thursday it received a $2.9 million check and plans to
Opinion: ‘All systems go’ for investors as stocks power 2023’s gains into 2024
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, has continued to move higher over the past week — ignoring the one big down day (70 points) and putting that in the rearview mirror. SPX has made new 2023 highs, and the all-time highs just above 4800 are within shouting distance. It seems