• On LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Day, the U.S. still doesn’t know the size of the wage gap

    On LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Day, the U.S. still doesn’t know the size of the wage gap

    Jun 16, 2021 06:10 PM EST

    ... difficult to know, that the people who choose not to tell you — those might be the most vulnerable people.” Still, it’s clear that poverty rates for queer people are higher than the general population, a result of discrimination, underpay, and other practices that have made it more difficult for ...

  • I didn't want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it?

    I didn't want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it?

    Sep 07, 2016 10:57 PM EST

    ... you file for Social Security I am now a widow and am dealing with the costs of his final month-long hospital stay, our regular bills and his burial. Facing all these expenses, I then find that they have taken money, and they say there is nothing I can do ...

  • Narrow marketplace plans in Texas are a problem for some autistic children

    Narrow marketplace plans in Texas are a problem for some autistic children

    Feb 09, 2016 09:53 PM EST

    ... to customers posted online Dec. 4. “We experienced significant financial losses … if we continued to offer the individual PPO, we’d have to raise those rates as well as the rates for all of our individual plans. Our competitors are facing the same dilemma … in fact, no one is offering ...

  • Why you shouldn't expect wages to rise any time soon

    Why you shouldn't expect wages to rise any time soon

    Mar 17, 2015 07:50 PM EST

    Editor's Note: The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee convenes in Washington, DC, Tuesday to deliberate its next step on interest rates. If the FOMC agrees that the labor market is strong enough and inflation expectations are moving back towards its 2 percent target, it may remove language about ...

  • Using a numbers-based approach to end political gridlock in ‘Moneyball for Government’

    Using a numbers-based approach to end political gridlock in ‘Moneyball for Government’

    Nov 28, 2014 01:17 AM EST

    ... especially after this month's midterm elections.  But some are trying to change that.  A bipartisan group of authors has written a new book, "Money ball for Government," a data-driven approach to policy-making endorsed by key players on both sides of the aisle, including two current U.S ...

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    Four secrets of debt default: Two to scare you; two to reassure

    Oct 05, 2013 03:25 PM EST

    ... interest to lend us any more money. We would become like Greece, Lehman or AIG. But if we're on the road to ruinous interest rates on our bonds, how is it that the rate has dropped substantially in the past month, and hasn't even risen in the past ...

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    Obama Holds Town Hall in Costa Mesa, Calif.

    Mar 18, 2009 11:25 PM EST

    President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif., Wednesday, where he spoke about the AIG controversy, his plan for the budget and economic recovery plans.

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    Wholesale Electricity Price Limits

    Jun 18, 2001 04:00 AM EST

    After a background report, Curt Hebert, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses the commission's vote on wholesale electricity price limits.