The uninsured rate climbed to 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, Gallup says. It was the highest level since 2014. The percentage of U.S. adults without health insurance reached a four-year high in the last quarter of 2018, but was still well below the peak level seen before Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act in 2014, a new Gallup survey published Wednesday found. The national uninsured rate climbed to 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, its highest level since...

The waiting room at Mary's Center in Washington, DC on February 24, 2014. Mary's Center is a non-profit health center for the underserved, uninsured or underinsured. The percentage of U.S. adults without health insurance reached a four-year high in the last quarter of 2018, but was still well below the peak level seen before Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act in 2014, a new Gallup survey published Wednesday found. The national uninsured rate climbed to 13.7 percent in the fourth...

Bank of America posted the strongest earnings numbers of the big banks so far, CNBC's Jim Cramer contended Wednesday, while comparing BofA to e-commerce giant Amazon. "Bank of America is a growth stock after this," Cramer said on "Squawk Box" after the bank reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for the fourth quarter. "You know what they are? They're 'Amazon' but they make money," argued Cramer, apparently referring to how Amazon often plows money back into its businesses which can...

Bets against bitcoin will "annihilate" the digital currency once futures begin trading over the weekend, CNBC's Jim Cramer predicted Friday. Cboe bitcoin futures are set to begin trading on Sunday. The CME contracts launch on Dec. 18. Nasdaq, meanwhile, plans to start its own bitcoin futures as early as the second quarter of 2018. "I think the short selling is just going to annihilate people when you can start trading it," Cramer said after talking with sources in the bitcoin community. A...