The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, has led to a dramatic decrease in the number of adults with cancer who lacked health insurance, new research shows. But whether future changes to this law could reverse the trend remains to be seen. “We wanted to understand what the ACA […]
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has ‘the eye of the tiger’ as she battles cancer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has completed her second round of chemotherapy in her battle against breast cancer. The “Veep” star announced the milestone in an Instagram photo, where the hilarious actress is donned in a black hoodie, sunglasses and a fake mustache. “Chemo #2: finito. We are NOT f—ing around here,” she […]
WATCH: Kate del Castillo tells her side of ‘El Chapo’ story
Transcript for Kate del Castillo tells her side of ‘El Chapo’ story We’ll move on to our “Gma” cover story an exclusive interview with Kate del Castillo, the actress who took Sean Penn to meet fugitive drug kingpin el Chapo telling her side of the story drawing some fire from […]
Markets Right Now: Banks, technology lead gains for stocks
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): Continue Reading Below 11:45 a.m. Stocks are moving higher in midday trading on Wall Street, led by gains in technology companies and banks. Synchrony Financial jumped 4.4 percent Friday and Citizens Financial rose 1.1 percent. Both reported […]
Bitcoin surges above $6,000 for the first time on heavy trading volume
Bitcoin surged 5 percent to a record high above $6,000 on high trading volume Friday. The cryptocurrency hit a record high of $6,003.81 in late morning New York trading, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin later pared some gains to trade around $5,905 by early afternoon. Twenty-four hour trading volume in U.S. […]
Bitcoin just surged above $6,000, a record
Bitcoin surged 5 percent to a record high above $6,000 on Friday. The cryptocurrency traded at $6,003.81 as of 11:48 a.m. in New York, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin notched its record after briefly plunging 8.7 percent Wednesday amid fears of greater scrutiny from U.S. regulators. Most of the cryptocurrency’s trading […]
Why Athenahealth Is Soaring Today
What happened Continue Reading Below Shares of Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), a provider of software used in the healthcare industry, rose 10% in early-morning trading on Friday in response to the release of third-quarter earnings. So what Here are the key takeaways from the third quarter: Revenue grew 10% to $304.6 million. […]
Letters from regulators go unanswered, Axon slides
NEW YORK – Shares in Axon, the maker of Taser stun guns, are down 3 percent after the company revealed that it failed to respond to a series of letters from regulators regarding its financial filings. Continue Reading Below In a response late Thursday to the Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
Wells Fargo scrutinized by regulator for auto insurance program: NYT
FILE PHOTO: A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo- RC1CA34493F0 October 20, 2017 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co <WFC.N> engaged in deceptive auto insurance practices, failed to properly manage risks and hasn’t set aside enough funds […]
Exclusive: PDVSA blocked from using NuStar terminal over unpaid bills
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run petroleum firm PDVSA has been barred from using a NuStar Energy <NS.N> […]