Tag: Personal spending
At El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, a glimpse of crypto economy
EL ZONTE, El Salvador — After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village on...
Harris to tout child care funding and payments to families
Vice President Kamala Harris will highlight the Biden administration's efforts to expand child care and relieve the financial pressures of parenthood during a visit...
Is your wedding budget ready for the reception resurgence?
Wedding celebrations largely took a hiatus after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in 2020. Among couples who had a set wedding date between March...
EXPLAINER: How will insurers cover a new Alzheimer’s drug?
Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle...
Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID
One of the world's largest foundations will spend $1.3 billion over the next three years to acquire and deliver COVID-19 vaccines for more than...
Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids
TIZAMARTE, Guatemala — Alvina Jerónimo Pérez tries to avoid going out. She doesn't want to see neighbors. She's even changed the chip in her...
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of...
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage....
