Bloomberg The head of the US Food and Drug Administration is considering using the agency’s powers to bring more price competition to the market for generic drugs, targeting high-priced products by prioritizing the approval of additional competing treatments. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in an interview that the agency is looking at how to push applications to the front of …

Bloomberg German factory orders fell after two consecutive months of expansion in a sign that growth in Europe’s largest economy may be steadying after a strong start of the year. Orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, dropped 2.1 percent in April, after expanding an upwardly revised 1.1 percent in March, data from the Economy Ministry in Berlin showed on …

Bloomberg Dish Network Corp. must pay $280 million to the US and four states for using robocalls to consumers on do-not-call lists, marking what the government says is a record fine for telemarketing violations. US District Judge Sue Myerscough issued the order, directing the company to pay $168 million to the federal government and $84 million to California, Illinois, North …