Ramaswamy looks to put primary behind him and turn to expensive fall campaign for Ohio governor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has spent his campaign for Ohio governor focused on November’s general election and finally gets the chance Tuesday to put the long primary season behind him, as the Trump-endorsed biotech entrepreneur positions for an expensive run against Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director. Contests on the ballots … Read more

How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive

A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The dollar has fallen about 10% against other major currencies since President Donald Trump returned to the … Read more

Buying a computer? AI is making it more expensive.

Artificial intelligence puts powerful new technology in consumers’ hands — if they can afford to use it.  The rise of AI requires enormous computing power, which in turn is leading to a shortage of memory chips. That’s pushing up the price of personal computers, according to analysts with Oxford Economics — the first time those … Read more

Safe sex is about to get more expensive, world’s largest condom maker warns

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Iran war could hit consumers where they least expect it: condom prices. Karex, the world’s largest condom manufacturer, told Reuters it may soon hike prices by as much as 30% as the Middle East conflict strains global energy and supply chains. The warning underscores how the … Read more

This CEO wants to cover weight loss drugs for employees. They’re just too expensive.

For Dr. Joseph Cacchione, the math on GLP-1 drugs stopped making sense. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The CEO of the Philadelphia-based nonprofit hospital system Jefferson said his organization now spends more on prescription drug coverage — fueled by the soaring use of weight loss … Read more