Don’t believe the negative hype: At a time when consumer sentiment is near record lows, shift workers’ attitudes towards their jobs has actually gotten better over the past year, according to a survey released Tuesday. Deputy, a global firm that helps small businesses with schedule, human resources and affiliated services, said its annual survey showed…
Millions of older Americans in Medicare are about to receive a benefit that has never existed before: coverage of obesity drugs. Starting Wednesday, eligible beneficiaries can get GLP-1s to treat obesity for a copay of just $50 per month. It’s a watershed move that could unlock a vast new patient population for Novo Nordisk and…
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two highly anticipated Supreme Court rulings on Monday may have far-reaching effects for consumers, both positive and negative, according to financial experts. In one ruling, Supreme Court justices preserved the Federal Reserve’s independence from political influence — for now,…
Eli Lilly and Regeneron are among the first seven companies the U.S. Food and Drug Administration selected for a pilot program designed to accelerate reviews of new domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, CNBC has learned. Lilly, Regeneron, Amneal, Cellares, Fujifilm Biotechnologies, Kriya Therapeutics and Kyowa Kirin are the first companies that will participate in the FDA’s…
Bojanstory | E+ | Getty Images Trump accounts — set to officially launch July 4 — are aimed at helping the youngest Americans get an early start on building long-term financial security through investing. Whether that will reduce the retirement savings gap that women face is less certain, experts say. Research shows that although women…
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2019/07/18: Comcast sign logo in the wall of a building at Universal Studios. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images Analysts think Comcast is priming for deals. Comcast leadership says they’re wrong. The company announced Monday it plans to…
Contributions to Trump Accounts will not be subject to gift tax reporting under the safe harbor rules, according to guidance issued Monday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. As a result, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can contribute up to $5,000 a year in after-tax dollars to a Trump…
File photo: The Japanese national flag flies in front of the container pier in the Tokyo port. Toshifumi Kitamura | Afp | Getty Images China on Monday blacklisted four Japanese government defense research institutes and imposed tighter export restrictions on dozens of other Japanese entities, escalating a months-long campaign to limit Tokyo’s access to Chinese-origin…
Kathrin Ziegler | Digitalvision | Getty Images Individual retirement account assets dwarf those of 401(k) plans. IRAs held about $19.2 trillion at the end of 2025, while 401(k)s held $10.1 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute, a trade group representing asset managers. Yet, relatively few people contribute money directly to IRAs. And, their annual…
Injection pens for the weight loss treatment Wegovy, manufactured by Novo Nordisk A/S, on display during a news conference in Mumbai, India, June 24, 2025. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Millions of older Americans in Medicare are about to gain access to obesity drugs for the first time — but that landmark shift…