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Cigna to draw antitrust scrutiny amid health care deal wave

Government 03/09/2018

NEW YORK – Cigna Corp.’s proposed deal for Express Scripts Holding Co. faces a drawn-out merger review as the Trump administration’s antitrust enforcers weigh the competitive...

U.S. stocks pare decline as trade concerns ease

Economy 03/07/2018

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks erased deep losses as White House officials left open the possibility that President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals will spare neighbors...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP invited a trade war after approving tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, daring other countries to act on threats of retaliation on Twitter. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/OLIVIER DOULIERY

Trump invites `easy to win’ trade war as tariff anger spreads

Government 03/02/2018

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump invited a trade war after slapping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, daring other countries to act on...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP holds up the tax overhaul legislation after signing it on Dec. 22, 2017. JPMorgan Chase analysts estimate that stock repurchases will hit a record $800 billion this year, much of it financed by the tax overhaul. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO

New grist in tax-cut debate is $800B buyback estimate

Economic Activity 03/02/2018

NEW YORK – Flush with cash from President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul and bathing in more earnings than they know what to do with,...

U.S. SPECIAL COUNSEL Robert S. Mueller III has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three companies for meddling in U.S. elections. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRIS KLEPONIS

Mueller charges Russians with pro-Trump, anti-Clinton meddling

Government 02/16/2018

NEW YORK - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled the details of a widespread and coordinated campaign by Russians to influence the U.S. presidential election...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has issued his proposal for infrastructure investment that shifts much of the funding from federal to local, state and private investment. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/OLIVIER DOULIERY

Trump introduces infrastructure proposal, local impact unclear

Capital Goods 02/13/2018

PROVIDENCE – The new infrastructure bill out forth by President Donald Trump this week proposed a $200 billion, 10-year federal investment that the White...

WALGREENS IS REPORTEDLY in talks to take over AmerisourceBergen Corp. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

Amazon threat looms as Walgreens surveys health care landscape

Health Services 02/13/2018

NEW YORK - The remaking of the U.S. health care industry is gaining speed, and some of the industry’s biggest players are racing to make...

DONALD TRUMP'S proposed fiscal 2019 budget includes increased defense spending, money for a southern border wall and cuts to entitlement programs. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Trump proposes to cut Medicare and spend big on wall, defense

Government 02/12/2018

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump will propose cutting entitlement programs by $1.7 trillion, including Medicare, in a fiscal 2019 budget that seeks billions...

LINDA MCMAHON, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, visited the Rhode Island district office in February./ SBA RHODE ISLAND/ RYAN P. BRISSETTE

McMahon ventures to promote small businesses under Trump

Economy 02/08/2018

PROVIDENCE – Linda McMahon, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, says President Donald Trump chose her to lead the federal agency because he...