AP Top Business News at 12:40 p.m. EST

Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron

'Pharma Bro' firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case

$56K Alzheimer’s drug avoiding Biden’s cost curbs, for now

Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US

Flood insurance costs rise in areas once deemed lower risk

Serbia moves to defuse protests over Rio Tinto lithium mine

EU unveils trade sanction plan to counter foreign coercion

Austria to end lockdown on Sunday but not for unvaccinated

Scholz replaces Merkel as German chancellor, opening new era

Biden has new brand for infrastructure deal he's promoting