Tag: projected

  • Medicare program spending within target rate: trustees

    The U.S. federal program that pays elderly Americans’ hospital bills will exhaust its reserves in 2028, two years sooner than last year’s estimate, trustees of the program said on Wednesday, but spending growth remained within forecasts. The Medicare program, which provides health coverage for more than 55 million older as well as disabled people, said…

  • Volkswagen owners close ranks as investors vent fury over crisis

    By Andreas Cremer HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen's top shareholders closed ranks behind management on Wednesday, defying a torrent of criticism from smaller investors about the German carmaker's emissions test cheating and its response to the scandal. Europe's largest automaker was holding its first annual shareholder meeting since admitting in September to rigging U.S. diesel…

  • Could This Be The Secret To Better Sleep

    We're all familiar with the feeling of early morning dread that results from a night of tossing and turning, meticulously counting the hours of rest that could be obtained if you were just able to fall asleep now and the incessant frustration that comes after yet another night of bad sleep. Most of us, however,…