<b>Judge withdraws from Medicare drug price case after stock ownership is revealed</b>
Judge withdraws from Medicare drug price case after stock ownership is revealed
A federal judge on Friday withdrew from a case that could block Medicare from negotiating over drug prices, just hours after a watchdog group revealed his ownership of stock in two pharmaceutical companies that would be directly impacted by...
2023-09-04 17:21:37
<b>New Zealand's opposition leads in polls, vows to shake up central bank</b>
New Zealand's opposition leads in polls, vows to shake up central bank
New Zealand's central bank could have its policy goals narrowed significantly and be subject to an external review if the center-right National Party opposition wins election this year, as political scrutiny of the bank intensifies....
2023-08-30 22:04:27
<b>Hurricane Idalia: Biden signs state of emergency in Florida</b>
Hurricane Idalia: Biden signs state of emergency in Florida
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida as approaches and strengthens. Idalia is projected to grow to a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches the Florida coast, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said, bringi...
2023-08-30 22:04:21
<b>Kamala Harris touts strength of labor unions to build the middle class</b>
Kamala Harris touts strength of labor unions to build the middle class
WASHINGTON — boost pay 10% to 15% for members and improve fringe benefits, bolstering the middle class and economy, a U.S. Department of the Treasury report released Monday said. "Union workers make our middle class and our entire economy...
2023-08-30 22:04:15
AmCham China president discusses Gina Raimondo's China visit
AmCham China president discusses Gina Raimondo's China visit
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2023-08-30 22:04:09
<b>Former White House economic advisor says more Fed hiking is coming</b>
Former White House economic advisor says more Fed hiking is coming
WASHINGTON — A former White House economist on Tuesday said he thinks the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again amid rising inflation numbers and energy prices. "The hiking is coming again," Kevin Hassett, former chairman of the...
2023-08-30 22:04:03
<b>Medicare pricing deal to play key role in Biden 2024 campaign pitch</b>
Medicare pricing deal to play key role in Biden 2024 campaign pitch
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is placing a priority on reducing individual health-care costs as he seeks reelection in a country where medical spending accounts for of the nation's gross domestic product, according to the Centers for M...
2023-08-30 22:03:57
What the medicare decision means for pharma stocks
What the medicare decision means for pharma stocks
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2023-08-30 22:03:51
<b>Biden administration unveils new crypto tax reporting rules</b>
Biden administration unveils new crypto tax reporting rules
Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new information on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a proposed U.S. Treasury Department rule pu...
2023-08-27 17:25:59
<b>Nvidia says AI chip export curbs to China will hit U.S. chipmakers</b>
Nvidia says AI chip export curbs to China will hit U.S. chipmakers
In this article issued a fresh warning that further U.S. export curbs on its chips to China would risk a "permanent loss" for American semiconductor firms to lead in one of the world's largest markets. Several earlier this year suggested Wa...
2023-08-25 10:42:25
<b>Abortion rights keep winning on the ballot in conservative states</b>
Abortion rights keep winning on the ballot in conservative states
For the third time in a year, voters in a conservative state have shot down an attempt by Republicans to make constitutional changes that target abortion. Ohioans on Tuesday an amendment, known as Issue 1, to raise the threshold for constit...
2023-08-24 16:13:29
<b>Biden's green energy revolution on display at wind tower plant</b>
Biden's green energy revolution on display at wind tower plant
President visited a former Solo cup factory that has been renovated into a wind tower plant in Belen, New Mexico on Wednesday, where he hailed his green energy economic plan at a groundbreaking for the new facility. "For the longest time we...
2023-08-24 16:13:23
<b>Americans held in Iran placed under house arrest as part of a planned prisoner swap</b>
Americans held in Iran placed under house arrest as part of a planned prisoner swap
Five Americans imprisoned in have been placed under house arrest, a lawyer for one of the prisoners said Thursday, in the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington that will include the release of roughly $6 bi...
2023-08-24 16:12:59
<b>10 drugs that are likely targets for fall Medicare price negotiations</b>
10 drugs that are likely targets for fall Medicare price negotiations
Medicare is poised to directly negotiate drug prices with the pharmaceutical industry this fall for the first time in the program's nearly six-decade history. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will unveil, no later than Sept. 1...
2023-08-24 16:12:53