Taxes

Hartford looking to state to help prevent bankruptcy

Leaders of financially strapped Hartford are struggling to persuade state legislators facing their own budget crisis to come up with tens of millions of dollars in additional aid to help the city avoid bankruptcy and ultimately become economically stable.

Trump arrives at G7, says foreign trip saved money, created jobs

As President Donald Trump arrived in Italy Friday to meet with the world’s most powerful leaders during a two-day G7 summit, he said on Twitter that his nine-day trip throughout Europe and the Middle East had, so far, been economically rewarding for the United States.

Trump to NATO: Unpaid dues unfair to U.S. taxpayers

President Donald Trump spoke at the NATO headquarters in Brussels Thursday, delivering a stern message and putting pressure once again on NATO members to pay their fair share, which he said should be more than the current 2 percent-of-GDP threshold.

Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon ACA markets

People shopping for insurance through the Affordable Care Act in yet more regions will be facing higher prices and fewer choices next year as insurance companies lay out their early plans for 2018.

Trump slams NATO cheapskates: Who pays what?

President Donald Trump came out swinging Thursday during his first meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, scolding members of the alliance for failing to live up to their financial obligations for collective defense.

Anthem weighing ObamaCare exit as uncertainty grows

The CEO of the nation’s second largest health insurer, Anthem (NYSE:ANTM), said Wednesday the company was weighing whether to continue participating in the ObamaCare marketplace in 2018, as the deadline for insurers to register plans in most states approaches in less than a month.