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More Options to Pay for Medical Care, but Some May Be Costly
Patients are increasingly being offered special financing to cover medical treatments that, consumer advocates say, can turn out to be more costly than using conventional credit cards. These financing options
The Times Added 190,000 Subscribers Last Quarter
The New York Times Company on Wednesday said it added 190,000 digital subscribers last quarter, driven partly by subscriptions to a bundle of products that includes The Athletic sports site,
The Elusive Fix for China’s Budget Crisis
Across China, many local governments are on the brink of insolvency. Some cities have reduced pay for civil servants. Cuts to municipal health insurance have triggered street protests. Central government
Father-Son Duo in Alabama Wins Pulitzer, Bucking Headwinds in Local News
One of the best moments in John Archibald’s life came in 2018, when he won a Pulitzer Prize for columns published by Alabama Media Group, the largest news publisher in
What to Watch in Today’s Jobs Report
A pivotal jobs report The U.S. labor market appears to be slowing. But is the economy still strong enough to avoid recession, as the Fed chairman, Jay Powell, contends? That’s
Subaru isn’t No. 1 vehicle in Colorado; that honor goes to Ford F-150
For years now, Subaru has retained a mystique of being the predominant vehicle on Colorado’s roadways. That’s easy to understand, of course. Take a trip up the Interstate 70 corridor
Portable campfire startup, LavaBox, walks away from “Shark Tank” deal
Three weeks ago, millions of television viewers watched Denver’s Joshua Thurmond reach a deal with investor Lori Greiner on the hit show “Shark Tank.” On Monday, however, the founder of
Lyft Will Lay Off About 1,200 People as It Looks to Cut Costs
Lyft, which has struggled financially while trying to compete with its rival, Uber, said on Friday that it was planning major job cuts. The layoffs, which are expected next week,
Franchisers, Facing Challenges to Business Model, Punch Back
When you visit a McDonald's, a Jiffy Lube or a Hilton Garden Inn, you may assume you’re visiting one business. More likely, you’re actually visiting two: the operator of that