Tag: Financial services
North Dakota law aimed at regulating PBMs gets support
BISMARCK, N.D. — A coalition of attorneys general from nearly three dozen states and nine pharmacy associations are supporting a North Dakota law aimed...
Mexican migrants sent home a record $4.5 billion in May
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans living abroad sent home a record amount of money in May, topping $4.5 billion in a month for the first...
World Bank raises China growth outlook to 8.5%
BEIJING — The World Bank raised its forecast of China’s economic growth this year to 8.5% from 8.1% and said Tuesday a full recovery...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden distorts bipartisan infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden overstated the expected employment gains Tuesday in making his pitch for a bipartisan infrastructure proposal that he...
All big banks pass latest Federal Reserve ‘stress tests’
NEW YORK — All 23 of the nation's biggest banks are healthy enough to withstand a sudden economic catastrophe, the Federal Reserve said Thursday...
Congress repeals Trump-era regulations on payday lenders
NEW YORK — Congress on Thursday overturned a set of regulations enacted in the final days of the Trump administration that effectively allowed payday...
Czech central bank raises key rate to 0.5% to tame inflation
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic’s central bank has increased its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 0.5% in efforts to tame inflation as...
Big US banks to employees: Return to the office vaccinated
NEW YORK — Wall Street's big investment banks are sending a message to their employees this summer: Get back into the office, and bring...
More changes made to Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan
DOVER, Del. — The latest bankruptcy plan filed by the Boy Scouts of America increases the contributions from the BSA and its local councils...
Lebanon raises price of bread amid crippling economic crisis
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s economy ministry on Tuesday raised the price of subsidized bread for the fifth time in a year amid the tiny country’s...