Oct 10 Trump says Federal Reserve ‘has gone crazy’ after big stock drop By Associated Press President Trump, who has been critical of the central bank's interest rate increases, told reporters that he thinks "the Fed is making a mistake." But he's also calling the drop "a correction we've been waiting for for a long time."… Continue reading
Oct 10 Working after 65? What you need to know about employer insurance and Medicare By Philip Moeller It is illegal for big employers to try to get you on Medicare by sweetening the deal, but you might consider signing up for Medicare for your own financial benefit. Continue reading
Oct 10 CVS Health-Aetna merger gets the green light By Associated Press As a condition of the deal, Aetna must sell its Medicare Part D prescription drug plan business to resolve anti-monopoly issues. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Trump says Dina Powell under consideration to replace departing U.N. Ambassador Haley Trump told reporters Tuesday that he has also heard his daughter Ivanka Trump's name discussed for the post. He says she'd be "incredible" in the role, but he knows if he selected her he'd be accused of nepotism. Continue reading
Oct 08 William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win economics Nobel for climate change, technological innovation models By Gretchen Frazee The two American economists have not worked together, but both have developed models to study long-term, sustainable economic growth. Continue reading
Oct 07 As joblessness falls, skilled workers might be hard to find By Josh Boak, Associated Press Are America's employers at risk of running out of skilled people to hire?… Continue reading
Oct 05 The unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since 1969. Here’s why By Gretchen Frazee The unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest since the Vietnam War. The economy added 134,00 jobs, fewer than expected because of losses from Hurricane Florence. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 8:05 Why your recyclables might have no place to go By Paul Solman, Sarah Clune Hartman Until this year, China had been America's -- and the world's -- number one recycling market. But China has shut its doors to plastic waste, which could result by 2030 in more than 100 million tons of trash with nowhere… Continue watching
Oct 04 How taxing sugary drinks affects a community’s health and economy By Gretchen Frazee Studies show a "sin tax" reduces consumption of sugary drinks but also increases shopping in suburbs that lie outside the taxable area. Continue reading
Oct 04 Trump administration makes another move to revive the for-profit college industry By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The Education Department is recommending restoring a controversial college accrediting agency, giving it a year to resolve remaining concerns. Continue reading