Medicare patients could get emergency treatment at home under new bill
A new proposal in Congress would allow older Medicare recipients to receive emergency medical services at home rather than having to be transported to a hospital for care, which could help them avert potential health and financial consequences resulting from a hospital visit.
Wayfair (W) earnings Q2 2024
Online home goods company Wayfair saw sales decline in its fiscal second quarter as its CEO called the current slowdown in the home goods category “unprecedented” — and likened it to the 2008 financial crisis. “Our credit card data suggests that the category correction now mirrors the magnitude of the peak to trough decline the […]
NASA may return Starliner astronauts on Boeing or SpaceX
Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024 while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA NASA management has been in deep discussion this week about whether to return the agency’s astronauts on board Boeing‘s misfiring Starliner capsule or to go […]
‘I am an only child’: My father left his $50 million estate to my stepmother in an irrevocable trust. I inherited $1 million. Is this reasonable?
“Is it common for entire estates to be left to the second spouse instead of being divided among the children?”
Paris Summer Olympics viewership rises, with Snoop Dogg creating buzz
Snoop Dogg attends the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification on day two of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Bercy Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024. Arturo Holmes | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Millions of viewers in the U.S. are tuning into the Summer Olympics in Paris — and many of them are […]
Fed chief Powell has a new catalyst for cutting rates after putting goodies ‘on the table’
Also, new rules for home buyers, an estate planning mistake to avoid and a passing of the torch for Big Tech
Delta CEO offers employees free flights after CrowdStrike-Microsoft chaos
Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, speaks during a keynote at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2020. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Friday offered employees two free travel passes to thank staff members who were caught in massive disruptions last month sparked […]
The market has a sinking feeling that the Fed has fallen behind the curve
The coming central-bank pivot won’t usher in a mere solo rate cut but a rate-cutting campaign.
Mortgage rates plunge to lowest level in over a year
A “For Sale” sign in front of a home in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 22, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 22 basis points to 6.4% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the lowest rate since April 2023. The 15-year fixed […]
Eli Lilly Zepbound, Mounjaro available after shortages, FDA says
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters All doses of Eli Lilly’s highly popular weight loss injection Zepbound and diabetes drug Mounjaro are now available in the U.S., according to an update on the U.S. Food and Drug […]
