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Juul to pay $462 million to six US states, DC over youth addiction claims

By Brendan Pierson

NEW YORK (Reuters) -E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed on Wednesday to pay $462 million over eight years to settle claims by six US states including New York and California, along with the District of Columbia, that it unlawfully marketed its addictive product to minors.

The deal, which also included Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico, means that San Francisco-based Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion, putting most of the long-running litigation over its business practices to rest. The company did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement.

The various states had

Stocks mixed, tech slumps as all eyes turn to inflation data: Stock market news today

US stocks wavered Tuesday, with the tech sector hiding as key inflation data and the start of earnings season loomed on the week’s calendar.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was flat, reversing gains from earlier in the trading session. the The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained about 0.3%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dipped by 0.4%.

Government bond yields were higher. The yield on the 10-year note edged up to 3.428%, while the rate-sensitive two-year note yielded rose to 4.033% Tuesday.

Wall Street kicked off the week on a modestly upbeat note ahead of inflation data out on Wednesday

Click flies up to 12th position in Best Companies’ 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For 2021 (the 8th year running on the list!)

We’re proud to announce that we’ve been listed in the Best Companies’ 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For 2021, coming in at an incredible 12th place. That makes it 8 years in a row now, something we’re absolutely over the moon about after the difficult year that everybody has had.

In addition, Click made it into the Top 10 in the regional lists, with a 6th place finish in the Midland’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2021, alongside a host of great Midlands based businesses.

And it doesn’t end there, with another epic result in the new Business

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