Economy

As the price of specialty drugs continues to rise, some health plans are shifting more of the cost to patients.

Why Some Patients Getting Drugmakers' Help Are Paying More

5:00am May 30, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

Some health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drugmakers as part of a patient's deductible. That means some patients are paying thousands of dollars more out-of-pocket.

Trader Edward Curran (left) and specialist James Denaro on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. The political turmoil in Italy sent stocks down sharply.

Stocks Plummet Amid Fears About Italy's Political Crisis

6:48pm May 29, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The possibility that Italy might consider leaving the eurozone is spooking a lot of investors in the United States and elsewhere.

Economy

Banking's Regulation Rollback

5:26pm May 29, 2018

Last week, Congress and President Trump passed a bill rolling back regulation put in place by the 2010 Dodd Frank banking reform bill. We look at what changed and what it means.

Oil tanks stand near the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion site in Burnaby, British Columbia, in April. The Canadian government bought the project in an effort to ensure it goes forward as the summer construction season nears.

Canada Buys Controversial Oil Pipeline, Ensures Its Expansion

4:44pm May 29, 2018

by Bill Chappell

This is a key part of Canada's effort to boost oil exports to Asian markets — but the plan has been protested by indigenous groups and environmental activists.

Investors Concerned Over Especially Polarizing Political Crisis In Italy

4:40pm May 29, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

A political crisis in Italy is nothing unusual. But this one is roiling financial markets, raising fears about populism and the future of the euro.

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A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-Tech Expo looks at a computer chip through a microscope. The White House said Tuesday that it will impose tariffs on $50 billion in imports from China containing "industrially significant technology."

White House Announces Tariffs, Trade Restrictions To Be Placed On China

2:45pm May 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Trump administration says it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technology." A list of products will be released in the next few weeks.

Many Medicare patients don't realize they can sometimes pay less out of pocket for a prescription drug if they pay cash, instead of the insurance copay.

To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price

10:35am May 29, 2018

by Susan Jaffe

Sometimes a drug plan's copay is higher than the cash price, but insurance rules keep pharmacists from telling Medicare beneficiaries unless they ask.

Economy

Why Home Prices And Mortgage Interest Rates Are Rising

5:27am May 28, 2018

The housing market continues to show signs of recovery, 10 years after its devastating crash. Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.

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Economy

The earnings call is a peculiar Wall Street ritual, one that's almost designed to be boring. So when something interesting does happen it's news. Today, the lessons of those earnings calls gone rogue.

How The World Trade Organization Resolves Trade Disputes

4:23pm May 25, 2018

by Sarah Gonzalez

Twenty-three years ago, a lot of countries agreed to follow certain trade rules. If a country broke one of those rules, they agreed the World Trade Organization could make them pay. As the U.S., China and the EU negotiate trade disputes, a look at a past case explains how these issues should get resolved.