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Medicaid enrollment was 72.3 million in April, up from 71.5 million in March and 71 million in February, according to the latest enrollment figures released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The increase…

Since the inception of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in 2012, equal to Jeff Bezos's addition of $13 billion in his net worth in a single-day, has never been witnessed. Bezos is the 56-year old founder of Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and…

Newsweek magazine with Elon Musk on main page in a hand. Elon Musk has yet again stunned the world with a sudden increase in his fortune, according to Forbes and is now in 10th place as of Forbes list of Real Time Billionaires. Editorial…

Legal experts say that in some states COVID-19 falls into a long-standing category of diseases like a cold or the flu — conditions not covered by workers’ compensation — with no plans to change that. Other states force workers to prove…

A report shows low-income adults and those who are Black or Hispanic are far less likely to get vaccinated than whites. About 39% of non-Hispanic white adults were vaccinated for shingles by 2018, compared with about 19% of Hispanic and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The latest jobs numbers released this morning through the end of June were massive. There was an increase of nearly 5 Million jobs (4.8 million jobs), the largest monthly gain in the history of this country smashing…

NEW YORK, NY - When the May jobs report was released this morning, Friday June 5, the numbers showed that employment stunningly rose by 2.5 million in May and the jobless rate declined to near 13%, according to the U.S. Bureau Of Labor…

Spotify’s recent major acquisitions also include Anchor FM, Gimlet Media, and Parcast in 2019, as well as Bill Simmons’ podcast The Ringer in 2020. These acquisitions have been growing Spotify’s podcasting audience as well as increasing…

While the Pandemic-EBT program was not created to be ongoing federal assistance, Berg noted the need is greater than Congress originally anticipated. Photo credit: KIRYAKOVA ANNA / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK -- Families with children who…

In August of 2016, Dr. Stephen Leeb, Ph.D spoke with Fox Business News after journalist, blogger, occasional radio host, and author Charlie Gasparino had recommended Leeb a good candidate for Federal Reserve Chairmen. FOX’s guest panelist…

Numerous automotive-related industries are feeling the pinch from the pandemic as well, such as car rentals and ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, who are currently laying off and furloughing scores of current…

With businesses deemed non-essential having been forced to close, over 26 million people have been out of work and have filed for unemployment.While many have been hit hard by the closures, seniors have been particularly vulnerable. Photo…

Gold has been this century’s unrivaled star. It marks the longest period in modern history in which the metal has outperformed all other major assets including stocks. Gold’s performance this century, both overall and in shorter-term…

Roughly two-thirds of the HHS coronavirus money has yet to go out the door, ensuring that a fierce lobbying effort from all parts of the health sector will continue to target the White House, HHS and Congress, which continues to negotiate…

According to Denis Johnston, vice president of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, the employers either delayed or withheld sick pay, required doctors' notes for one- or two-day absences, and retaliated against those…

The Labor Department reported Thursday that more than 6.6 million people signed up for unemployment insurance during the week that ended March 28. Many of these newly unemployed people may turn to Medicaid for their families.…

Governor Sisolak’s moratorium – signed this week and due to take effect immediately – currently disallows lockouts, notices to quit or pay, or eviction filings while the state of emergency is in effect. Photo credit: C-SPAN. LAS VEGAS,…

Congressional Democrats are pushing for legislation that would provide paid leave for those who are not being compensated while out of work because of sickness, quarantine or family needs resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. File…

Workers at rallies in New York City, Binghamton and Buffalo are urging legislators to include the SWEAT bill with this year's budget bills that must be passed by April 1. Workers say loopholes in NY labor laws undermine recent minimum-wage…

Karl Taylor (Left) was one of nearly 10,000 people in New York prisons who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Taylor died of a heart attack. But lawyers for Taylor's family alleged he had been beaten and strangled by guards in…