Shoppers may face hard choices again on health marketplaces
Much of the insurance left on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces limits patients to narrow networks of hospitals or doctors and provides no coverage outside those networks.
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U.S. economy grew at strong 3.5 percent rate in third quarter
The third quarter’s gross domestic product, the country’s total output of goods and services, was slightly higher than many economists had been projecting.
Police remove dozens of demonstrators in janitors’ protest
Nearly 50 demonstrators, including Democratic City-County Council members Zach Adamson and Duke Oliver, were issued written summons Thursday for violating a city ordinance and not complying with police.
U.S. stocks surge on solid earnings to break losing streak
The rally wiped out a large part of the market’s plunge from the day before, but stocks are still down sharply over the past three weeks.
Indiana sees surge in early voting vs. 2014 midterm election
Early voting began Oct. 10 in Indiana, but not all early voting sites have opened in some counties.
Trump says new proposal will slash some U.S. drug prices
President Donald Trump said he was “taking aim at the global freeloading that forces American consumers to subsidize lower prices in foreign countries through higher prices in our country.”
Sears suppliers haunted by ghosts of Toys ‘R’ Us
Suppliers are still gun-shy after their experience with Toys ‘R’ Us, which went out of business months after filing for Chapter 11 reorganization in the fall of 2017, leaving them with millions of dollars in unpaid bills.
WNBA receives straight A+ grades on diversity report card
The WNBA continues to lead all professional sports leagues in hiring women and minorities for coaching and front-office positions.
Buckle up: Wall Street volatility is back with a vengeance
If you're an investor who was lulled to sleep by the stock market's calm, steady gains this summer, you're wide awake by now.
Trump focusing on drug prices, high among voters’ concerns
President Donald Trump is linking the drug prices Americans complain about to one of his longstanding grievances: foreign countries the president says are taking advantage of U.S. research breakthroughs.
Guilty verdicts set precedent in fighting shady basketball recruiting
A federal jury on Wednesday found three men guilty of fraud charges for channeling secret payments to the families of top-tier basketball recruits to influence their choices of schools, apparel companies and agents.
Dunkin’ taking on Starbucks with improved espresso drinks
Dunkin' has a long way to go. Starbucks controlled 56 percent of U.S. coffee cafe sales in 2017, while Dunkin's share was 27 percent, according to a food industry research company.
Purdue delays health care changes for employees’ spouses
The plan approved by Purdue trustees on Oct. 12 met widespread opposition from faculty and staff.
Two hearings set on Indiana American Water rate hike request
The utility is seeking a nearly 17 percent rate increase to help pay for more than $542 million of infrastructure investments.
Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of FanDuel, DraftKings
The court in a unanimous ruling rejected the claims of former players Akeem Daniels and Cameron Stingily of Northern Illinois University and Nick Stoner of Indiana University, who argued the companies violated their right of publicity.
Americans who don’t have bank account at lowest level ever
The survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. found the economic fortunes of the country’s most vulnerable people continue to get better. The biggest improvement happened among black and Hispanic households.
Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
The deal also provides two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen as part of the biggest security breach in history.
Indiana museum to tell story of basketball great Larry Bird
Larry Bird plans to donate personal items and memorabilia from his career with the Boston Celtics, Indiana State University, the U.S. Olympic team and beyond.
Democrats eye two competitive House races in red state Indiana
Democrats hoping to retake the U.S. House on Election Day probably won't get much help from Indiana voters, who will decide who holds the state's nine congressional seats for the next two years.
Purdue trims working spouses from health care plan
Purdue University is joining a trend among large employers by limiting health care coverage for working spouses of the school's faculty and staff.