Tag: Government programs
Elevance makes a late cut to its 2024 forecast after seeing trouble in Medicaid
Shares of Elevance tumbled early Thursday after the insurer said rising Medicaid costs prompted a 2024 forecast cut less than three months before...
Italy approves tight budget partly funded by a levy on banks and insurers
ROME -- Italy’s far-right government has approved a budget for next year of about 30 billion euros ($33 billion), which officials say will...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking, marking the Democrat's latest move...
China's finance minister says there is room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan
BEIJING -- The Chinese government is looking at additional ways to boost the economy, Finance Minister Lan Fo'an said Saturday, but he stopped...
UK leader Keir Starmer is marking 100 days in office. It has been a rocky ride
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks 100 days in office Saturday with little cause for celebration.Starmer’s center-left Labour Party was elected...
California Senate passes bill aimed at preventing gas price spikes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California state Senate passed a measure Friday to prevent gas prices from spiking in a state where it is...