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US appeals WTO ruling in dispute by China over clean energy subsidies

US appeals WTO ruling in dispute by China over clean energy subsidies

Washington announced Tuesday that it was appealing a World Trade Organization ruling that faulted it in a dispute brought by China over US green energy subsidies. In its ruling last month, the global trade body's dispute panel said that large tax credits granted under former president Joe Biden&

CMS proposes 0.09% Medicare Advantage advanced rate, raising alarms

(The Center Square) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a 0.09% advance rate for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, a figure analysts say falls well short of expectations and projected medical cost inflation. The proposal follows roughly a 5% rate increase for 2026 and trails analyst

Montana leaders should stand with rural Montanans | Walter Schweitzer

Montana’s elected officials have failed Montana citizens. It’s time for answers — and change. Instead of investing in public institutions and infrastructure, creating fair tax codes, and supporting ag producers by incentivizing Montana food on local grocery store shelves and ensuring right to repair equipment, current lawmakers have sided

NorthWestern Energy: 11 more data center firms eyeing Montana, South Dakota

There are nearly a dozen more data center companies interested in buying NorthWestern Energy's electricity than the ones already in the intermediate stages of planning. NorthWestern Energy recently revealed it is conducting "high-level assessments" with five data center companies who'd like to buy

Power drain: A guide to proposed data centers so far in Montana

Over the last year, data center companies from around the country have staked out Montana with a bullseye as the place to build giant new facilities. And the largest monopoly utility in the state, NorthWestern Energy, has been happy to oblige them so far. NorthWestern has signed Letters of Intent

US stocks tumble on tariff fog, worries over AI

US stocks tumble on tariff fog, worries over AI

Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower on Monday following an ugly session dogged by worries over US tariff uncertainty and the potential hit to legacy companies by artificial intelligence. On Friday, US stocks had taken in stride a Supreme Court ruling blocking many of US President Donald Trump's

Trump administration considers selling some student debts to private sector

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration confirmed Monday that it is considering selling portions of the nearly $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio to private sector companies. While the private investors would gain ownership and collection rights over the loans, the original federal terms of the loans would theoretically