Rise and shine, everyone, the middle of the week is here. You made it this far, so why not forge ahead, yes? As always, we are doing our best with the help of some cups of stimulation — we are quaffing hazelnut this morning — and invite you to join us. After all, a prescription is not required, so go ahead and indulge. Meanwhile, we have assembled the latest menu of tidbits to get you started on another busy day. Hope all goes well and you conquer the world. Cheers …
Former Novartis (NVS) chief executive Joe Jimenez regrets rushing into a $1.2 million, one-year consulting contract with Michael Cohen, but maintained that uncertainty in early 2017 about the incoming Trump administration prompted the drug maker to sign a deal quickly, Reuters reports. “There should have been more due diligence,” Jimenez said. “There was scarcity of asset, right? I mean, there were very few people who knew the people that were being placed in a lot of jobs.” He said it was a mistake not to end payments to Cohen immediately after determining that he would be of little help.
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This line about Jose Jimenez – “He said it was a mistake not to end payments to Cohen immediately after determining that he would be of little help.” – brought the word “clawbacks” to mind. Any chance of that happening? (Rhetorical question …. )