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Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open. Premiums can…

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Central banks’ social media share ticks up

Central banks’ social media share ticks up

The proportion of social media-based communications employed by central banks ticked up slightly this year, though the figure remained close to last year’s value, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2025 shows. The average proportion of…

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Oil hovers near 2-week highs on expected US interest rate cut, geopolitical risk

Oil hovers near 2-week highs on expected US interest rate cut, geopolitical risk

Oil hovers near 2-week highs on expected US interest rate cut, geopolitical risk by : Reuters Source link

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How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy

How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy

The UK government makes a lot of money from cars. It taxes car ownership, it taxes the fuel, and it is about to charge drivers of electric vehicles by the distance they travel. But Britons’…

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Australia’s $2.3 billion green energy program is funding oversized batteries and blowing out in cost

Australia’s $2.3 billion green energy program is funding oversized batteries and blowing out in cost

A federal government green energy program is subsidising unnecessarily large home batteries and blowing out in cost. The Labor government launched its A$2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program in July, with the aim of bringing…

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Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm

Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm

Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm by : Reuters Source link

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More detail on what clothes feel like could make life easier for shoppers – and save retailers money

More detail on what clothes feel like could make life easier for shoppers – and save retailers money

Clothing is one of the top categories in online sales worldwide, with expected revenues of more than US$920 billion (£702 billion) this year. And for clothing businesses, like many others, online retail opens the door…

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Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years

Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet in deeper ways. Our new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy…

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Oil prices slightly lower, but weekly gains likely ahead of expected U.S. rate cut

Oil prices slightly lower, but weekly gains likely ahead of expected U.S. rate cut by : Investing.com Source link

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Is the dominance of the US dollar unravelling under Trump?

Is the dominance of the US dollar unravelling under Trump?

The US has long sat at the centre of the global financial system, with the US dollar serving as the backbone of the world economy. Private investors rely on the dollar as a store of…

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