NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending rose by 7.5% in 2023 from 4.6% the year prior to reach $4.9 trillion, driven by increased use of medical services and as enrollment climbed for private health plans, particularly in plans under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a report on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two directors of Epic Games, who had been appointed by Chinese gaming and social media firm Tencent Holdings, resigned from Epic's board after the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division expressed concerns that their positions on both the Epic and Tencent boards violated U.S. law, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Tencent also is the parent company of...

Toyota Motor Corporation ( TM ) shares are trading higher Wednesday following the announcement that its North American division received $4.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program. Here’s what you need to know. What To Know: The funding supports a project to develop technology aimed at improving the circular supply chain for electric vehicle...

SEALSQ Corp’s are trading lower Wednesday following the company's announcement of a registered direct offering priced well below recent trading levels. Here’s what you need to know. What To Know: The company revealed a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors to sell 13,157,896 ordinary shares at a public offering price of $1.90 per unit. The offering is expected to generate...