Tag: U.S. Economy
Insurance may not cover Opill without prescription
A package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration.Perrigo | via ReutersThe first birth control pill sold without a prescri [...]
FDA says aspartame is safe, disagrees with WHO on possible cancer link
Cans of PepsiCo's Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.Daniel Acke [...]
Soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer but safe within limits
A can of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chew [...]
PGA Tour defends LIV Golf deal in Senate hearing
The PGA Tour on Tuesday defended its controversial deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league before senators, as scrutiny of the agreement intensifie [...]
Logan Paul, KSI Prime energy drink targeted by Schumer
Logan Paul and KSI pose with Prime hydration bottles prior to a regular season game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers on March [...]
Home prices hit new highs, driven by tighter supply
A for sale sign is posted in front of a home for sale on February 20, 2023 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHome prices hit [...]
American banks face more pain, huge shift
JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, [...]
What patients and doctors should know
The Alzheimer's drug Leqembi is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2023.Eisai | via ReutersMedicare has agreed to p [...]
Mortgage demand drops as interest rates rise
A "For Sale" sign outside a house in Albany, California, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMortgage rates last week [...]
Medicare will allow pharma firms to discuss drug price negotiations
Hundreds of 1199SEIU health care workers staged a rally and sit to block 3rd avenue where some were arrested. They protested against health care cuts [...]
Hepatitis C cure isn’t reaching patients due to cost, CDC says
Hepatitis C virusBSIP | UIG | Getty ImagesThe overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not been cured [...]
House hunting is about to get harder
A house for sale, in escrow, in Laguna Woods, California.Scott Mlyn | CNBCAnyone out shopping for a home on the resale market knows the pickings are s [...]
Mortgage demand grows, driven by sales of new homes
A home is constructed at a housing development on June 21, 2023 in Lemont, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesMortgage rates turned higher again last [...]
Fraudsters stole $200 billion in Covid loans: watchdog
(L-R) Kevin Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of Justice; Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General, Small Business Administ [...]
Home prices rose for third straight month in April: S&P Case-Shiller
Ryan Ratliff (C), Real Estate Sales Associate with Re/Max Advance Realty, shows Ryan Paredes (L) and Ariadna Paredes a home for sale on April 20, 202 [...]