Social issues
UK’s Reeves to address speculation over tax rises in surprise speech
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during the Labour Party conference on Sept. 29, 2025, in Liverpool, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give a clearer indication that tax rises are coming in her Autumn Budget later this month when she gives a speech this […]
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Cash-strapped governments are increasingly eyeing citizens’ retirement pots — and experts are sounding the alarm
As fiscal pressures deepen from aging populations and pandemic-era debt, governments are increasingly tapping into a tempting source of capital: citizens’ retirement savings. Pension fund assets across the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have more than tripled since 2003, reaching $63.1 trillion in 2024, according to the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. That […]
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SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Trump administration told a Rhode Island federal judge on Monday that it would tap billions of dollars in contingency funds […]
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SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks during a meeting with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ceasing to pay SNAP benefits […]
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This doctor raised $130 million from Michael Dell, Jim Breyer and others to try to fix health care
Dr. Clay Johnston, co-founder and chief medical officer of Harbor Health. Courtesy of Harbor Health A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. When tech founder Michael Dell and his wife […]
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With demand from women for the hormone surging, Midi Health introduces testosterone therapy
Healthcare expert guiding patient while sitting on sofa in hospital lobby Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Men have long turned to testosterone therapy to address a variety of issues as they age. But in recent years, women are increasingly doing the same, seeing benefits from the hormone in addressing issues around libido, muscular […]
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FDA to speed up approvals of generic biologic medicines as Trump targets high drug costs
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, discussing administration plans to lower drug costs, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. […]
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States sue Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits during government shutdown
“SNAP/EBT Food Stamp Benefits Accepted” is displayed on a screen inside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of more than two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, seeking to maintain funding of so-called SNAP benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown. […]
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Healthy Returns: What to expect from Eli Lilly, Merck, Gilead and AbbVie third-quarter earnings
The Eli Lilly & Co. logo at the company’s Digital Health Innovation Hub facility in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future […]
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Largest federal worker union urges end to government shutdown
The largest union representing federal workers on Monday called for Democrats in Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown by voting for the stopgap funding measure that Republicans have proposed. “It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today,” Everett Kelly, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, wrote. “No […]
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