Biden: Nearly 3M get health coverage during COVID-19 sign-up
WASHINGTON — Nearly 3 million consumers took advantage of a special six-month period to sign up for subsidized health insurance coverage made more affordable by…
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Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan, but getting there will require remarkable…
The freelancing boom may change how you buy life insurance
Younger generations seem to have a knack for disrupting the status quo, and life insurance may be next on the list. As Generation Z and…
Major indexes slip on Wall Street, reversing early gains
Stocks gave up an early gain and turned lower in morning trading today. The market had started higher after the latest data on inflation came…
U.S. consumer prices rise 0.3% in August, lowest in 7 months
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose a lower-than-expected 0.3% last month, the smallest increase in seven months and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures may…
Gates, Rockefeller warn leaders about pandemic’s impact
Just ahead of the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly that opens today, leaders of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations — grant makers that…
Pandemic hasn’t dimmed Boeing’s rosy prediction for planes
Boeing said today that the airline industry is showing signs of recovering from the pandemic, and the company is bullishly predicting a $9 trillion market…
Amazon eyes 125,000 more hires, $18+ per hour average salary
Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said today that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in…
Tech verifications show big jump in bets as football begins
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say…
Canadian National railroad facing more investor pressure
OMAHA, Neb. — A day after being spurned by Kansas City Southern, Canadian National railroad is facing additional pressure from a major investor who wants…