Business Review from the Economist Giant U.S. firms plan new path on health The United States' health care industry got a shock as Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced that they would form a nonprofit company to cover the health needs of their combined million-strong employees. There were few details, other than a focus on technological innovation, but Amazon's entry into the health market has long been expected, and feared, by conventional providers. The three companies said the independent nonprofit's goal is producing "simplified, high-quality and transparent healthcare at a reasonable cost." Warren Buffett, Berkshire's boss, described the ballooning costs of health care as a "hungry tapeworm" devouring the U.S. economy. Janet Yellen presided over her last meeting as chairwoman of the rate-setting committee at the Federal Reserve, and kept it on course for another interest-rate rise in March. She was the first woman to take over the top spot in the 100-year … [Read more...] about Global newsbriefs from the Economist
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Gary Nunn
Back to CBS News Radio. Gary Nunn joined CBS News in 2010, anchoring hourly news broadcasts, updates, special reports, Spectrum newsbriefs, reporting on breaking news and election coverage. Born in Missouri, Nunn's been in front of a microphone since he was 15. Before that he was obsessed and consumed, reading news, listening to the radio, and playing records. As a high school kid he was determined to work in the business one day. His career spanned 25 years with ABC News as a correspondent during which time he anchored hourly radio newscasts, breaking news and produced features. Gary was also Financial Correspondent for the ABC News-Business Week Radio Network providing business and consumer updates including a daily feature on sports business. During his network news career, Nunn has reported on major news stories including the funeral of Dwight Eisenhower, Watergate, return of the Iran hostages, the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq-Afghanistan wars, Presidential inaugurations, elections … [Read more...] about Gary Nunn
Dave Barrett
Back to CBS News Radio. Dave Barrett joined CBS News, Radio in February, 2001. He anchors hourly newscasts, updates, Spectrum newsbriefs and provides sound-intensive production pieces for use on CBS broadcasts. Dave Barrett is a 3-time winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award. He won in 2015 for Feature Reporting, for a piece on the 200-year anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner. In 2011, he won a Murrow for Use of Sound, for his story on Kids' Digital Day. In 1998, Barrett won his first Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting, for a profile on Tiger Woods. He won a Headliner Award in 2015 for Best Feature, for a piece on the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' arrival in New York City. He was also awarded a Bronze Medal in 1990 from the International Radio Festival for "Apollo 11: A Twenty Year Retrospective." In 1979, he won an Associated Press award for Best Sportscast in Texas. Dave Barrett has covered two of his ten Olympics assignments while at CBS News. From … [Read more...] about Dave Barrett