UnitedHealth to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billion
UnitedHealth Group is spending about $5.4 billion to delve deeper into home health care with the acquisition of LHC Group. The health care giant said…
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UPDATE: Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital
UPDATE KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s military said today it would “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, potentially a significant concession…
Iowa GOP: Benefit cuts needed to spur people to take jobs
DES MOINES — Iowa is nearing passage of a dramatic reduction in unemployment benefits to try to force people to fill thousands of open jobs…
Biden’s budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden released a budget blueprint today that calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, lower federal deficits, more money for police…
Stocks waver in muted trading as crude oil prices slump
Stocks shifted between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street today in a muted start to to the week. The S&P 500…
Germany: G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay for gas in rubles
BERLIN — The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles, the German…
Spain prepares economic support plan amid energy price spike
MADRID — Spain’s government is readying a package of emergency economic measures worth 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) in direct aid and tax breaks and…
Ukraine leader says he seeks peace ‘without delay’ in talks
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure peace “without delay,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of another…
China’s Huawei says 2021 sales down, profit up
BEIJING — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei said today its sales fell but profit rose 76% in 2021, despite U.S. sanctions. Huawei’s chief financial officer…
German authorities seize spyware firm FinFischer’s accounts
BERLIN — German authorities have seized accounts belonging to the spyware company FinFischer amid an investigation into whether it broke export laws by selling its…