Economy

A medical assistant administers insulin to an adolescent patient who has Type 1 diabetes. Cigna's pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, says it covers 1.4 million people who take insulin.

Express Scripts Takes Steps To Cut Insulin's Price To Patients

2:46pm April 03, 2019

by Alison Kodjak

As congressional lawmakers continue to turn up the heat on drugmakers, insurers and middlemen over the price of many medicines, one player says it will limit patients' share of the cost of insulin.

Bankruptcy Filings Indicate Times Are Tough For Many U.S. Farmers

7:22am April 03, 2019

by Esther Honig

Bankruptcies for farmers in the Midwest have risen sharply. Some farmers have been hit by a trifecta of bad circumstances: trade tariff disputes, continuing low crop prices and extensive flooding.

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Lawmakers Pressed To Support The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal

6:31am April 03, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump is touting his deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. But Congress hasn't approved that deal, and it's unclear if the White House has a strategy to get that done.

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Trucks wait to enter the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2017. More than $1.6 billion in goods flow across the border each day.

How Closing The Border Would Affect U.S. Economy, From Avocados To Autos

3:55pm April 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has threatened to close the U.S. border with Mexico in response to a large number of illegal crossings. A closure would very likely hit a wide range of industries.

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CRYSTAL, NV - OCTOBER 14: Signs for Dennis Hof's Love Ranch Las Vegas brothel are shown on October 14, 2015 in Crystal, Nevada.

Economy

What Sex Work Reveals About Risk

2:51pm April 02, 2019

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Allison Schrager is an economist and journalist who visited a number of brothels to examine how we understand and deal with risk.

A man is seen portraying a hacker with binary code symbols on a laptop.

When Computers Collude

7:30am April 02, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Companies are increasingly using algorithms to set their prices, but is that giving them too much power over consumers?

News Brief: Security Clearances, Southern Border, F-35 Fighter Jet

6:16am April 02, 2019

A whistleblower claims White House overturned 25 denied security clearances. How big a hit would the U.S. economy take if the southern border closes? And, the latest U.S. and Turkey dispute.

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Economy

A Crisis Of Consumer Confidence?

5:10pm April 01, 2019

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index is one of the indicators retailers, policy-makers and manufacturers use to gauge the health of the economy. But what is the index, exactly?

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Economy

Tips For Spring Travel

7:43am March 31, 2019

Spring break, grounded Boeing planes, bankruptcies, thunderstorms — perfect conditions for overcrowded and canceled flights. SmarterTravel editor Ashley Rossi offers advice to Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Oregon's Experiment In Statewide Rent Control

7:55am March 30, 2019

by Lauren Dake

Oregon passed a law to become the first state in the country to institute rent control statewide. Progressives love the idea, but housing advocates say it won't solve the housing affordability crisis.

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