Sep 25 Private insurers are improperly rejecting Medicare drug claims, watchdog finds By Philip Moeller Insurers initially rejected about 84 million prescription drug coverage claims made under Medicare Part D that should have been approved, a government report found. Continue reading
Sep 25 Bulgarian economist to head International Monetary Fund By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Kristalina Georgieva succeeds Christine Lagarde who is stepping down to take over as head of the European Central Bank. Continue reading
Sep 25 McDonald’s uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press McDonald's Corp. is letting job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant. Continue reading
Sep 25 Juul CEO steps down amid scrutiny over dangers of vaping By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Juul is also shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts on behalf of the e-cigarette. Continue reading
Sep 24 Senate committee approves Scalia to head Labor Department By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved lawyer Eugene Scalia's nomination, 12-11, clearing the way for the full Senate to vote. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump administration expands overtime to 1 million workers By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Most Americans earning less than $35,308 a year will now be paid time and a half for any work over 40 hours a week. The rule is a scaled back version of an Obama-era proposal. Continue reading
Sep 24 EU court rules in favor of Google on search engine issue By Raf Casert, Associated Press The case stems from a 2014 ruling that said people have the right to control what appears when their name is searched online. The court said that right does not extend beyond the European Union. Continue reading
Sep 23 4 reasons it’s hard to become a sustainable business By Gretchen Frazee The head of the United Nations is setting a daunting goal at the U.N. climate summit in New York this week: completely transform the world’s economies to be more sustainable and find solutions to climate change. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 7:55 Why extreme climate scenarios no longer seem so unlikely By Paul Solman The United Nations has called climate change the “defining issue of our time.” But new analyses suggest the planet’s temperature will rise by even more than the UN had estimated -- and that warming creates ever-increasing energy consumption due to… Continue watching
Sep 19 Why the Fed might not have many tools to fight the next recession By Michael W. Klein If a recession hits, the Fed might need to lower rates below zero, which could cause other problems in the financial system. Continue reading