Analysts: Anthem likely to pull back from Obamacare in 2018
An exit by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. could be devastating to the health care law, limiting coverage options for consumers.
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Trump to cancel Obama’s policies aimed at climate pledge
Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that begins unraveling a raft of rules and directives to combat climate change.
Supreme Court weighs possible curb on patent suit locations
The justices Monday heard arguments in a case involving Carmel-based flavoring maker TC Heartland that could end the reign of the Eastern District of Texas, which handles more than a third of all patent suits in the United States.
Securities-fraud clash to get U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny
The investors, led by the Indiana Public Retirement System, urged the Supreme Court not to take up the dispute.
European regulators clear Dow Chemical-DuPont merger
The $62 billion deal, which is still awaiting U.S. regulatory approval, would create a huge publicly traded agricultural company that would be based in Delaware but have major operations in Indianapolis.
Study: Workers like paid family leave, but not so much when others use it
A new survey by the Pew Research Center out Thursday has found many Americans believe workers abuse paid leave—including parental leave, medical leave and leave to care for an ailing family member.
Notre Dame reportedly weighing bids for commercial sports rights
The university is one of only a few big-time sports schools that still manages its own commercial rights, which generate tens of millions from television and media deals and from companies that want to advertise alongside the Notre Dame brand.
Sears warns of ‘substantial doubt’ about company’s future
Sears Holdings Corp., which has lost more than $10 billion in recent years, added so-called going-concern language to its latest annual report filing, suggesting that weak earnings have cast a pall on its future as a business.
Wonder material might make spray-on solar cells a reality
Imagine a future when solar cells can be sprayed or printed onto the windows of skyscrapers or atop sports utility vehicles—and at prices potentially far cheaper than today’s silicon-based panels. It’s not as far-fetched it sounds.
Amazon struggles to find strategy that works in $800B grocery market
Despite several attempts to break into industry over almost a decade, the company has struggled to entice shoppers en masse to buy eggs, steaks and berries online the same way they’ve flocked to buy books, tablets and toys.
Anthem CEO seeks changes to Obamacare replacement in Trump meeting
Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish this week talked with President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about elements of the GOP plan that he’d like to see “enhanced.”
Gordmans Stores files for bankruptcy with plan to liquidate
The century-old discount department store chain operates one store in the Indianapolis area and several more in other parts of the state.
Radio Shack ‘rescuer’ files bankruptcy, likely to liquidate
The company that set out to revive the fortunes of RadioShack, the venerable consumer-electronics chain, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday after failing to keep up with changing consumer habits. The filing could mean the end for eight remaining area stores.
Health plan facing opposition from doctor, hospital groups
The United State's biggest advocacy group for doctors came out against House Republicans’ legislation, adding to growing opposition from the country’s top trade groups for physicians and hospitals.
Subaru targets Sun Belt states, awaits Trump import-tax decision
Subaru might launch another expansion at its Indiana plant, but it’s waiting to see President Donald Trump’s strategy to keep factory jobs in America. In the meantime, it is hoping to boost sales in the one area of the country where it struggles.
Pharma stocks slide after new tweet from Trump on drug prices
Share of Eli Lilly and Co. and numerous other drug industry stocks fell Tuesday morning after the president sent a tweet promising to lower medicine costs for American people.
Department store chain Gordmans facing bankruptcy
Gordmans Stores Inc., a Midwestern department-store chain founded more than a century ago, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to people familiar with the matter. The retailer has one store in the Indianapolis area and several others in Indiana.
HHGregg could file bankruptcy as soon as next week
The news comes one day after the Indianapolis-based retailer announced that it was closing 88 stores and three distribution centers
Chinese firm working with Lilly gets positive results on cancer drug
Hutchison China MediTech Ltd., the biotechnology company that has a partnership with Eli Lilly and Co., on Friday reported positive late-stage results for its drug to treat colorectal cancer.
RadioShack’s successor reportedly preparing for bankruptcy
A filing could happen within the coming days and will probably result in liquidation, sources said. The Indianapolis area is still home to several RadioShack locations.