Mitt Romney made a thinly veiled reference to a moment from a 2012 presidential debate in a statement condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine and the foreign policies of two previous presidents. He took aim at "our naive efforts at a one-sided' reset,'" a reference to an attempt by the Obama administration to improve relations between the…

Others may follow shortly: North Carolina recently released its own proposed rule, joining several other states considering proposals modeled on the NAIC’ s work, according to the Insured Retirement Institute. Shortly after the NAIC passed its model rule, Iowa became the first state to propose its own version based on it, followed closely by Connecticut, Ohio,…

Russia's military threat to Ukraine has brought terror to the region and destabilized global energy markets. What else might the conflict portend for the U.S. economy? How does this all relate to the ongoing struggle by the Federal Reserve to hammer down inflation?

If we stand now on the brink of a second Cold War, as many analysts have argued, it's because the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, calculates that his odds of winning are better this time around. It sometimes astounds me how fast the country moved on from what President John F. Kennedy called the "long twilight struggle" with communism. The shorthand version holds…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spell trouble for the U.S. economy, fueling higher gasoline prices and hampering the post-coronavirus recovery. Thursday's wild price gyrations for crude oil and the U.S. stock market underscored uncertainty over the conflict's impact. "The U.S. economy is not walled off from Russia's invasion of Ukraine," Mark Hamrick,…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine creates a new wrench in the gears of the global economy that will simultaneously worsen inflation pressures and damage growth prospects. That makes it a stagflationary shock, essentially making things worse on all economic fronts at once. Why it matters: So far in the pandemic recovery, major Western economies have had boomflation — strong growth…

The Federal Reserve is still expected to move next month to begin raising interest rates in an effort to slow inflation, but it could face new questions about how best to steer an economy during a rare military conflict involving Russia. He warned energy companies not to opportunistically jack up prices, while acknowledging that the economic consequences of…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine probably won't change the "underlying logic" behind the Federal Reserve's plans to raise interest rates, but the impact on global markets and commodity prices will have to be watched carefully, said Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin. Despite the events in Ukraine, "I don't think you're going to see much change in the underlying…

Due to an accelerated increase in the prices of health services in Mexico, mainly during the pandemic period, people had to increase their spending on this need by up to 40 percent, which is why they should have a culture of prevention and take out insurance, said specialists. The Director of Health Claims at AXA Mexico, Héctor Sobrino, said that around 10 of the 126…

China avoids condemning Russia' s attack. has not yet been closed "while recalling that China defends" the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states ". China has also used these days to attack Washington's role by questioning its role before and after the Ukrainian crisis.

Bitcoin’s price nosedives today after Putin started an invasion on Ukraine after announcing that it will conduct special military operations in the region so let’s read more in today’s latest Bitcoin news. Bitcoin’s price nosedives sharply after Russian president Vladimir Putin went on TV and announced a special military operation to reportedly demilitarize Ukraine. All…

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday to stop UnitedHealth Group from buying Change Healthcare, arguing that the $7.84 billion deal would give the largest U.S. health insurer access to its competitors' sensitive information. The all-cash deal was announced in January 2021 as a way for UnitedHealth to expand its fast-growing healthcare technology business. Change…

Figuring out your health insurance could become as easy as checking a box on your tax return if a bill the Legislature passed is signed by the…

Despite the best efforts of progressives such as Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Pramila Jayapal, Medicare for All is off the table in Congress– for now, at least. Progressive Democrats and the California Nurses Association are furious, and say that they'll keep trying to ram the bill through. In New York, where Democrats control the state assembly and…

After fluctuating up and down slightly in recent months, the number of litigated property insurance claims in Florida shot up 37% in January, the first significant jump since a high of 6,663 litigated claims in July 2021, new data shows. The management software company CaseGlide, which tracks the litigated claims of the 17 largest property and casualty insurance firms in the…

Mark Lanegan, the gruff-voiced singer and songwriter who led Screaming Trees to fame during the Seattle grunge explosion of the early' 90 s before going on to play as a member of Queens of the Stone Age and in duos with Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs and Belle& Sebastian's Isobel Campbell, died Tuesday at his home in Killarney, Ireland. Like other grunge acts,…

Montefiore Medical Center A survey of 1,000 hospitals nationwide found that only about 14% were in full compliance with price transparency regulations — and none of the 12 hospitals analyzed in New York City and Long Island were among them. [ more › ]

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Monday that she will assess incoming economic data over the next three weeks in deciding whether a half percentage point interest rate rise at the central bank's next meeting in March is needed, a stance that underscores divisions among policymakers on how aggressively to begin its tightening cycle.

Tart, sweet, frozen or on the rocks. Whatever your preference may be, margaritas will remain a cocktail staple on any bar list and there’s no better time than National Margarita Day 2022 to party and celebrate this drink. Easy to make, you can add or swap any ingredient you like and the drink will still taste great. For example, you can switch the lemon for lime…