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Fewer Americans lack healthcare plans since debut of Obamacare

Bloomberg Fewer Americans lack health insurance — but the gap remains wide, especially in some pro-Trump states. The number of uninsured declined to 28.3 million in the first quarter, down from 29.3 last year — and 48.6 million in 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by then-President Barack Obama, according to data from the federal ...

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Britons obsessed with house prices, shows data

Bloomberg Discussion of house prices has long been a national pastime in Britain, and it’s little wonder. Land accounted for 51 percent of the UK’s net worth in 2016, far more than in any other measured Group of Seven country, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. In Germany, the figure was as low as 26 percent and the ...

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Steinhoff ex-CFO blames financial scandal on ‘boss’

Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV ex-Chief Financial Officer Ben La Grange blamed departed leader Markus Jooste and auditors including Deloitte LLP for the retailer’s accounting scandal, saying he became aware of any wrongdoing only days before the crisis erupted. In his first public comments since being suspended by the company, La Grange said Steinhoff’s financials were corrupted by third-party transactions ...

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