Healthcare.gov

This weekend in Barron's online: Paul Theroux discusses why the philanthropy of Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Bono in Africa largely fails. Also the prospects for Capital One, how to profit from activist investors and more. Cover Story "Africa's Aid Mess" by Paul Theroux. "Telescopic philanthropy...

Major retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are not the only ones worried about a torrent of holiday customers. The Obama Administration has quietly scaled back its marketing efforts for Healthcare.gov, The New York Times reported. Officials are apparently afraid the...

With the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Sylvia Burwell, refusing to guarantee that the Obamacare website would be completely working by December 15, the pressure is on. So far the Obama administration’s best response has been to announce a “tech surge” involving the “best and...