The suit accuses the father and son of failing to disclose to investors that they had been terminated from advisory firm Waddell & Reed, and of impersonating certain clients to make securities transactions.
The healthcare provider negotiates lower rates with in-network providers to save members money; however, members allege that Cigna participated in a "fraudulent scheme" that overcharged members.
According to the New York Fed, a reduction in shipping congestion, an easing of parts shortages, and weakening consumer demand have result in below-normal supply-chain pressures around the world.
January's personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index came in hotter than expected today, rising 5.4% from a year earlier vs. a 5% increase in December.
Some Republican lawmakers insist that the limit will be raised and the U.S. government will not default on its debt. Others seem to be considering alternatives that Powell considers to not be viable.
A letter from the comptroller to major state-employee pensions provides a list of "energy boycotters," claiming firms including BlackRock, UBS, and Credit Suisse "should not ... benefit from assets invested for the future of Texans while simultaneously undermining our state's economic future."
According to the Fed minutes, "maintaining a restrictive policy stance until inflation is clearly on a path toward 2 percent is appropriate from a risk-management perspective."
The proposal would create a two-tier system—one for those who directly invest with a mutual fund, and another for those that invest through intermediaries, such as the typical retirement plan participant, say opponents.
"The increase in January's PPI—which rose far more than the estimates, erasing last month's decline—moderates expectations for disinflation over the year ahead."
