2026-08-28

20 things about cryptocurrency and blockchain, explained simply

Cryptocurrency and blockchain broken into 20 clear explanations covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, wallets, mining, NFTs, DeFi and the mechanics behind digital money [...]

2026-08-28

Skipping health care to save money costs the U.S. billions more later

Unaffordable coverage is pushing Americans to forgo care they'd otherwise get. Untreated conditions add a lasting financial burden to the system [...]

2026-08-28

Obamacare beat its opponents for years. Now a flaw in its text could be its undoing

A hard income cutoff written into the Affordable Care Act resurfaced this year. Families just above the line now owe thousands more for coverage [...]

2026-08-28

A million Americans dropped health coverage. Now everyone else is paying for it

Health insurance costs keep rising as healthier customers exit the marketplace. A decades-old collapse pattern is repeating in real time [...]

2026-08-28

U.S. job growth was overstated by 79,000 in the year through March, BLS says

The preliminary figure is well below a Bloomberg survey median that had called for a 183,000 upward revision [...]

2026-08-28

Insurers keep dropping Obamacare. Americans are running out of options

Cigna, Molina, and at least 10 other carriers will stop selling Obamacare plans, affecting hundreds of thousands of enrollees in more than 20 states [...]

2026-08-28

A temporary COVID-era subsidy helped Americans afford health care. Then it vanished

Congress let enhanced ACA subsidies expire after months of political gridlock. Millions now face premiums they can no longer afford [...]

2026-08-28

Chevron and Halliburton are nearing billion-dollar deals to invest in Venezuelan oil

Executives from several oil-and-gas companies are set to sign production deals in Caracas next week, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright expected to attend [...]

2026-08-28

Eli Lilly's diabetes drug wins FDA approval to lower heart attack and stroke risk

The diabetes drug, already the top-prescribed branded type 2 diabetes medicine in the U.S., showed an 8% lower rate of major heart events than Lilly's older drug Trulicity [...]