Dec 10, 2018

We can’t all be influencers

You've got a corgi, some home-cooked meals and a few thousand bot followers. What more do you need to be famous on Instagram? Today we'll talk to a writer who learned it takes a lot more to make that sweet, sweet #spon money. But first, we'll catch you up on the latest with Brexit and now markets are responding. Plus, Lyft and Uber's race to become the first ride-share IPO.

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Popular with voters, more conservative states push for Medicaid expansion

by Peggy Lowe

Dec 10, 2018

One of the big winners in November’s midterm election was public health insurance coverage – specifically expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

A man casts his midterm ballot on Nov. 6, 2018 at Briles Schoolhouse in Peoria Township, Kansas.

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Uber and Lyft race to IPO finish line

by Jed Kim

Dec 10, 2018

Potentially, Uber or Lyft will get to plant the first flag in a new public business: ride-hailing apps. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. Stories You Might Like Will drivers cash in on Uber stock when the company goes public? As Uber eyes an IPO, what’s its plan for profits? 10/04/2017: […]

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Brexit

London's financial industry watches but says little on Brexit

by Stephen Beard

Dec 10, 2018

The U.K.'s most profitable industry is cautious about airing its views on Brexit.

A Union Jack flag flutters in front of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London.

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Rhetoric aside, a global downturn would hit the U.S., too.

by Tracey Samuelson

Dec 10, 2018

Economic growth in the rest of the world will slow next year. And that slowing growth will take a bit of wind out the U.S. economy’s sails. So said Maurice Obstfeld, the outgoing chief economist of the IMF, this past weekend. In other words, despite “America first” rhetoric and increasingly nationalistic economic policies, the United States […]

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Court TV is coming back. It was gone, you say?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 10, 2018

Court TV has been off the air for 10 years now.

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You’ve got a corgi, some home-cooked meals and a few thousand bot followers. What more do you need to be famous on Instagram? Today we’ll talk to a writer who learned it takes a lot more to make that sweet, sweet #spon money. But first, we’ll catch you up on the latest with Brexit and now markets are responding. Plus, Lyft and Uber’s race to become the first ride-share IPO.