In July 1995, Jeff Bezos sold his first book on an internet site called Amazon.com. True to tech-wizard legend, he shipped the volume from his garage in Seattle. Anyone with an ounce of computer savvy could have done the same, and before long many did; what set Bezos apart was his vision for online marketing.

Insurance company Cigna on Thursday announced it will buy pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts for $67 billion. The health companies are the latest to merge in a growing bid to cut down on rising insurance costs. The acquisition includes a $52 billion payment in cash and stock and the assumption of $15 billion in debt.

The Georgia state Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping tax bill that did not include an estimated $38 million jet fuel tax break, following through on GOP promises to rebuke Delta Air Lines for cutting ties with the National Rifle Association. Senators voted 44-10 in favor of the tax proposal. The House, which had passed a previous version, quickly followed with a 135-24 vote.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to levy new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as soon as next week. The tariffs would tax steel imports 25 percent and impose a 10 percent fee on aluminum imports. “We’re going to build our steel industry back and we’re going to build our aluminum industry back,” the president said during a White House meeting with 15 executives from the steel and aluminum industries and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

Angered by Delta Air Lines’ cancellation of a discount for National Rifle Association (NRA) members, Republicans in Georgia threatened to shutter a $50 million proposed tax benefit on jet fuel Monday. Delta, headquartered in Atlanta, had agreed to offer NRA members discounted flights to the organization’s annual meeting in Dallas in May.

WASHINGTON—The National Rifle Association (NRA) downplayed the effect of more than a dozen corporations ending special deals with group members since the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla. “Some corporations have decided to punish NRA membership in a shameful display of political and civic cowardice,” the NRA wrote in a statement.

Supermarket giant Albertsons announced plans Tuesday to buy pharmacy chain Rite Aid, a deal that will position both companies better to compete with retailing giants Amazon and Walmart. Directors from both companies have approved the deal, but federal regulators must still weigh in.