by DeJonique Garrison & Hayat Norimine | Oct 10, 2012 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – A report by a health care advocacy group released Wednesday found that the Medicare program could save up to $100 billion in the next 10 years with proper restructuring, including minimizing unnecessary hospital admissions The Medicare Part A Trust Fund,...
by GILLIAN WHITE | Oct 9, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund’s decision to cut global growth forecasts for 2012 and 2013 came as no surprised to experts in the economic community who say that without strong fiscal policies to address increasing debt, some countries may be...
by DeJonique Garrison & Hayat Norimine | Oct 9, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic New York Sen. Charles Schumer on Tuesday rejected an increasingly bipartisan proposal of cutting tax rates for the wealthy, and called for abandoning the tax reform put forth by the Simpson-Bowles deficit-cutting commission. The senior lawmaker...
by JULIA ZHU | Oct 9, 2012 | Business & Tech, Topics
WASHINGTON — Workers may find it difficult to get a job, but there’s one industry where employers can’t hire fast enough: trucking. “We are absolutely seeing [a] driver shortage right now,” said Rod Suarez from the American Trucking Association, the largest national...
by ERIC ECKSTROM | Oct 5, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics, Topics
Eric Eckstrom reports on a new application designed to capture unique polling data during the presidential debates.
by DeJonique Garrison & Hayat Norimine | Oct 5, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Dimming global prospects and soft domestic demand in China and India are slowing down the pace of economic growth in Asia. According to the Asian Development Bank’s updated reports, released on Wednesday, Asian countries’ 2012 Gross...
