Chicago Tribune Illinois' Obamacare plans seek big 2017 premium hikesChicago TribuneInsurance premiums for Obamacare will rise an average of 11 percent, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Insurance premiums for Obamacare will rise an average of 11 percent, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family …Illinois insurers seek premium hikes […]
Wall Street Journal FAA Grants Virgin Galactic Approval to Resume Testing Rocket PlaneWall Street JournalRichard Branson's space-tourism company said it has received federal approval to resume testing its rocket plane following a 2014 fatal test flight and, if those flights go smoothly, to eventually start carrying passengers to the edge of space. Virgin …Virgin Galactic […]
TechCrunch Salesforce buys word processing app Quip for $750MTechCrunchSalesforce is continuing its buying spree to expand the kinds of cloud-based apps and services that it offers to its customers beyond basic CRM. The company has just announced that it is acquiring Quip, the cloud-based word processing app that was …Salesforce just spent $750 million to thumb […]
Washington Post These two huge states are both going green. But only one is trying to save nuclear energyWashington PostIn June, the state of California — which has led the U.S. in putting electric cars on the road and switching to so-called clean electricity — took a decisive turn in its quest to move away […]
AL.com Tax-free spoilsports: Back-to-school break has hidden costs, critics sayAL.comFor parents, Alabama's back-to-school sales tax holiday is kind of like Black Friday and Christmas morning rolled into one, at least when it comes to school supplies, uniforms and new backpacks. But some economists have stepped up to spoil the party by …WHAT'S IN STORE: Sales tax […]
Christian Science Monitor Improving flight delays: Is American Airlines charting the right course?Christian Science MonitorTravelers line up at an American Airlines ticket counter at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois, in 2014. Jim Young/REUTERS/File. View Caption. About video ads. View Caption. 1 of 1. If you're flying American Airlines, your pilot may be rushing to get […]
VentureBeat Brexit's damage to startups has already begunVentureBeat“Slightly devastated” was my typical British understatement of how I felt immediately following the Brexit vote last month. As a British man living in Berlin who has run an international e-commerce company since 2009, I understand the value of open …Sunday Q&A: Why did Britain vote for the […]
Wall Street Journal Yahoo Can Still Be Broadband's FutureWall Street JournalWith loose change that might have been scraped from its few remaining pay phones, Verizon this week agreed to buy Yahoo YHOO -0.86 % 's core web businesses for $4.8 billion. Not to ruin anybody's day, but the lesson is worth noting for shareholders of …Where […]
Bloomberg NextEra Loses One Outsider Fight, Picks an $18 Billion OneBloombergJust two weeks ago, Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc. lost its fight to buy Hawaii's biggest power supplier for $2.6 billion. The state rejected the deal over fears that an outsider wouldn't have its best interests in mind. It didn't keep NextEra down …NextEra Clinches $18.4 […]
Kansas City Star Congress Asks USDA To Bail Out Dairy IndustryDaily CallerConcerned members of Congress afraid of a major collapse in the dairy industry are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist farmers during record low milk prices. Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy and 61 other senators and …With 3000 More Cows, Dairies […]