Tag: Government programs

An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program

NEW ORLEANS -- A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for widely used prescription drugs was...

EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

KYIV, Ukraine -- The European Union pledged on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) as part of a...

Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week.Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to...

US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as part of...

Cyprus approves electricity cable to link its power grid with Greece's

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has given the green light for construction of a 1.9 billion euro ($2.1 billion) undersea...

Asian markets trade mixed after Wall Street climbs closer to its record high

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after stocks in the United States pulled closer to their records following a couple of...