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Why do so many Americans get their health care claims denied?

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 13, 2024
Millions of Americans don’t have access to adequate care, yet the U.S. spends the most on health care compared to other wealthy countries.
After UnitedHealthcare's CEO was fatally shot, many people have expressed anger with the U.S. health care system.
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Why tariffs will hurt American consumers and fail to compensate for tax cuts

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 13, 2024
Tariffs are a tax that American companies pay to the U.S. government when importing goods. To make up their bigger tax bill, those companies tend to hike prices.
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Court rules Nasdaq diversity initiative illegal

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 13, 2024
Opponents of the proposed DEI rule said it amounted to a public shaming of companies. They also faulted the SEC's approval of the measure.
Nasdaq's DEI initiative would have required each listed company's board to have at least one female member and one nonwhite or LGBTQ+ member, or tell investors why not.
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Realtors group issues rosy forecast for housing market in '25

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 13, 2024
Stabilizing interest rates and moderating home prices are among the positive predictions in the Realtors' report. Some see risks to that scenario.
The incoming Trump administration's plans for tariffs and deportations have some analysts concerned about the effects on the housing market.
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Oyster harvesting resumes in Mississippi after long hiatus

by Ilan Ireland
Dec 13, 2024
The state is allowing a limited harvest on its oyster reefs after a series of environmental disasters nearly wiped out the species.
Richard Bosarge began harvesting Mississippi oysters on his boat, the Royster, in 2007. He and other oystermen pivoted to other types of fishing when the state’s public reefs closed in 2019.
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The way to reach clean geothermal heat? Fracking.

by Caleigh Wells
Dec 13, 2024
Hydraulic drilling – also known as fracking – can help capture this heat, which can turned into electricity.
Instead of capturing gas to burn, fracking could capture heat to turn into electricity. Above, a shale fracking site in Marianna, Pennsylvania.
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Native communities are twice as likely to have medical debt in collections, agency finds

by Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts
Dec 13, 2024
Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway.
Tescha Hawley, a citizen of the Gros Ventre Tribe, says she was stuck with medical debt the Indian Health Service should have paid. It appears to be a systemwide problem.
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Why the union push at a San Bernardino, California Amazon hub is an especially big deal

by Caleigh Wells
Dec 13, 2024
More than 1,000 Amazon workers in San Bernardino say they've formed a union with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Workers at an Amazon hub in San Bernardino, California, have demanded that Amazon agree to union contract bargaining dates by Sunday.
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Why it's harder to find shopping baskets in some supermarkets these days

by Amy Scott
Dec 13, 2024
It has a lot to do with theft.
Some stores have reported hand basket theft after plastic bag bans went into effect.
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The producer price index vs. the consumer price index: same but different

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 12, 2024
The producer price index calculates price inflation from businesses' point of view — think labor costs or raw materials prices.
Services inflation dipped slightly, while goods inflation crept up, according to the November PPI report.
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