Aug 15 What to ask about your employer health coverage after age 65 By Philip Moeller In too many cases, it’s clear that people didn’t seek help from their employer plans or even think to ask how they worked with Medicare. Continue reading
Aug 11 New U.S. sanctions could pitch Russia relations to new low By Susannah George, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia typically brushes off new U.S. sanctions. Not this time. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 4:10 Trump’s tariff tweet inflames Turkey’s economic crisis and strained U.S. relations President Trump turned a simmering conflict with Turkey to a boil, tweeting that he would double tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was at economic war, as the country's currency tumbled as much… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 7:14 The U.S. needs more home care workers. Is this the solution? America's home care shortage is critical, and growing. The industry's shortage seems to be driven by low wages, few benefits and a lack of respect for workers, 90 percent of whom are women. Would giving them more responsibilities and more… Continue watching
Aug 09 Opinion: Positive growth? State income data paints an uneven picture By John Komlos Half of the states in the U.S. experienced a decline in real median household income between 2000 and 2016. Continue reading
Aug 08 Opinion: The link between more seniors filing for bankruptcy and the unraveling social safety net By Philip Moeller Even as current support programs fall short of meeting retiree needs, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid spending for older Americans is projected to take an ever-larger bite of total federal spending. Continue reading
Aug 07 Trump administration to move ahead with tariffs on $16 billion in Chinese imports By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The new taxes are in addition to 25 percent tariffs that took effect July 6 on $34 billion in Chinese products. China has responded with retaliatory tariffs of its own. Continue reading
Aug 07 Teachers are getting targeted anti-union emails from conservative groups By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week Conservative, free-market groups across the country have launched campaigns aimed at persuading teachers to drop out of their unions, in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will put a dent in unions’ finances and membership numbers. Continue reading
Aug 07 Tesla stock halted as CEO Elon Musk tweets he may take electric car company private By Michael Liedtke, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press The unusual step taken early Tuesday afternoon came shortly after Musk dropped a bombshell on his Twitter account by announcing he had lined up the financing to buy all of Tesla's stock at $420 per share. Continue reading
Aug 07 AP fact check: Trump’s claims on economic gains overstated By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is grossly overstating the extent of U.S. economic and job gains. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading