In 2026, businesses will see their costs for employee health insurance plans jump by an average of more than 9 percent, the biggest leap since 2010. A survey by business insurance firm Aon put the rise at 9.5 percent; a poll by WTW, also a business insurance provider, set the increase at about 9.2 percent.
During the week ending 5 September, homebuyers jumped into the market to take advantage of the lowest mortgage interest rates since October 2024.
U.S. investors cashed out a net $10.44 billion from U.S. equity funds in the week ending 10 September.
All but the richest U.S. households saw their incomes remain virtually flat during 2024, the census bureau said in a report released last week.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with some of the country’s top tech executives at the White House to discuss AI and the future or technology, and one of the central themes during the conversations was just how the next generation of Americans will be trained on these systems to keep the advancements coming.
The World Gold Council (WGC) is planning to test a digital venue for trading gold, settling transactions, and collateralizing the precious metal.
Herzi Halevi, the former Israeli army commander, addressed a meeting last week in southern Israel about Gaza and told those in attendance that the IDF fought inside the enclave with its “gloves off” and was not slowed by legal concerns, resulting in more than 200,000 Palestinian casualties since October 2023.
U.S. Senate Republicans last week voted to block the release of more files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case, as two GOP senators broke ranks and voted with the Democrats, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The alleged drug-carrying speedboat that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered to be bombed, killing the 11 people on board, reportedly turned around when it saw that it was being tracked by federal authorities, raising new criticisms over the administration’s decision to carry out the attack.
U.S. President Donald Trump is growing more frustrated with the lack of a peace deal in Ukraine and is prepared to escalate his sanctions war against Moscow as long as Europe stops buying Russian crude.