Doctors: Senators ‘took a vacation,’ left Medicare a mess

The American Medical Association is launching an ad campaign pushing lawmakers to freeze a 21% cut to the fees doctors receive to treat Medicare […]

Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes: We’re optimistic

Blockbuster CEO James Keyes said Thursday that despite a barrage of news reports about the possibility of bankruptcy, the company’s situation has not really changed […]

Trying to flunk banks out of college

President Obama has been waging a war with banks over who gets to dole out cheap student loans backed by the federal government.
For months, […]

Commission weighs casino future

The President Casino will be the subject of a special meeting of the Missouri Gaming Commission this morning in St. Louis.
The five-member […]

Philippine Inflation Rate Holds Near Eight-Month High

Philippine inflation held near an eight-month high in January as oil and food costs rose, supporting the central bank’s decision to start unwinding stimulus […]

HMS parent buys ER tech company Medhost

The parent company of Healthcare Management Systems Inc. has purchased Medhost, a Texas company that builds information systems for emergency rooms.
Nashville-based HealthTech Holdings Inc. said […]

Europe Inflation Accelerates to Fastest in 11 Months

European inflation accelerated in January to the fastest in almost a year after cold weather pushed oil prices to a 15-month high.
Consumer prices […]

Italy’s Redundancy Fund Hides Real Jobless Rate: Chart of Day

Italy’s state-backed fund for layoffs is disguising the true rate of joblessness, masking the severity of the worst recession in 60 years by allowing […]

China Raises Banks’ Reserve Ratio to Cool Economy

China raised the proportion of deposits that banks must set aside as reserves to cool the world’s fastest-growing major economy as a credit boom […]

Cancer patient helps design hospitals

Diana Spellman and her husband, Stan Spellman, run Spellman Brady & Co., which provides interior planning and design, furniture purchasing, artwork planning and brand […]