India's finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the country's budget Monday for the fiscal year that begins April 1 and ends March 31, 2022. She proposed more than doubling India's health-care and wellbeing spending to 2.2 trillion rupees ($30.1 billion). That includes a new federal scheme with an outlay of 641 […]
Studies show students are more likely to enroll in college when they have the financial resources to help them pay for it. A number of states are considering bills to make the FAFSA mandatory for high school seniors. As college costs rise, financial aid is a growing necessity, yet many […]
Manufacturing activity in the U.S. saw continued growth in the month of January, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Monday, although the pace of growth slowed more than expected. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI declined to 58.7 in January from a downwardly revised […]
Michael Osterholm, a former Biden COVID-19 advisor, said the US should prioritize first vaccine doses, delaying second doses if needed. The US needs to dish out as many first doses as it can to over-65s to “reduce the serious illnesses and deaths that are going to occur in the weeks […]
Following the mixed close seen last Friday, U.S. stock futures are pointing to another mixed performance in early trading on Monday. While the Nasdaq futures are up by 123 points, the Dow futures are down by 195 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq appears poised to reach another new record high, benefiting […]
As new coronavirus cases are declining across all regions of the United States, COVID-19 hospitalizations in the country fell to the lowest figure in 41 days. The country’s COVID hospitalization numbers are continuing to fall on a daily and rapid basis. 110,628 people are currently admitted in U.S. hospitals with […]
PT MNC Investama, an Indonesian media and property conglomerate that has a tie-up with former President Donald Trump’s company, said it received court approval for its debt plan after agreeing to lower its standalone borrowings by 65%. The approval by the High Court of Singapore paves the way for the […]
The CEOs of Exxon and Chevron discussed merging the two largest US oil companies, the Wall Street Journal reported. The talks came in the early days of the pandemic, which battered the energy sector. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Exxon and Chevron discussed merging the oil companies last […]
Wells Fargo & Co. CEO Charles Scharf was paid $20.3 million in 2020 compared to a previous $23 million. Scharf was brought into the bank in 2019 to resolve a host of issues and scandals. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf took about a […]
I used to be a member of the Republican party. After the Capitol riots on January 6th, I started to see things differently. The goal of a political party is to increase the size of its constituents, but the GOP has only divided theirs into moderates and loyalists. Matt Walton […]
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