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—The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’ s bid to wrest control of the nation's central bank. Both Cook and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell sat through nearly two hours of arguments in the packed courtroom. “For as long as I serve at the Federal Reserve, I…

The U.S. Mint halted production of pennies in November 2025. The U.S. Mint will reportedly mint 2026 pennies— as an act of Congress will be required to totally decommission the penny— but no new pennies will be produced for distribution. The Federal Reserve will continue to recirculate pennies for the immediate future.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is one of today’s top gainers. The company’s shares have moved 0.56% on the day to $1,163. BlackRock, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, […]

Georgia Democrats blamed Republican U.S. Senate candidates for the expiration of Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies Tuesday, an opening 2026 salvo in the critical Senate race. The Democratic attack targeted the three Republicans in the race— U.S. Rep. "Republicans like Buddy Carter and Mike Collins voted to end the tax credits that made health care…

The Bouncing Ball, stuffed with U.S. tax dollars, is very confusing to follow as it pops out of the "Big Beautiful Bilk," whacks Medicaid and health insurance subsidies, caroms off of the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, spirals around a gilded ballroom, dribbles through DHS, and skids through an oil slick— only to land conveniently in the president's well-lined…

Lemonade, the digital insurance company powered by AI and social impact, today announced the launch of Lemonade Autonomous Car insurance, a first-of-its-kind product designed specifically for self-driving cars, starting with Tesla FSD. This press release features multimedia. “Traditional insurers treat a Tesla like any other car, and AI like any other…

On Monday, as a proposed insurance law makes its way toward the legislative session scheduled to begin Feb. 2, the Oklahoma State Medical Association released a poll conducted by Moore- based pollster Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass and Associates, offering insight into Oklahomans' attitudes toward insurance companies at the start of an election year.

Georgia Democrats blamed Republican U.S. Senate candidates for the expiration of Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies Tuesday, an opening 2026 salvo in the critical Senate race. The Democratic attack targeted the three Republicans in the race— U.S. Rep. "Republicans like Buddy Carter and Mike Collins voted to end the tax credits that made health care…

State law allows people to carry concealed weapons at houses of worship, but Joshua Burdick, care pastor at Campus Church in Pensacola, said licensing requirements could be triggered for people deemed volunteer security officers. Bigger Citizens rate cut backedTALLAHASSEE— Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky on Monday said customers of the…

Politicians all along the ideological spectrum are in agreement on the big issue now animating Americans: Stuff is too expensive. President Donald Trump, after mocking talk of "aff ordability" as a "hoax" last year, has pivoted to proff ering a slew of questionable, quickfix policies to lower prices for Americans. In Illinois, Democratic House Speaker Emanuel "Chris"…

A recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states' Medicaid data to find people who are in the country illegally. In summer 2025, 22 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to block information sharing between ICE and Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program…

The Trump administration's stated goal for the dealmaking was to correct the imbalance in drug pricing between the U.S. and peer nations. The president's argument for so-called most favored nation pricing dates back to one made in his first term: Other countries are benefiting while the U.S. shoulders the cost of innovation. Government and private insurers in…

For months, the president has hammered Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, denouncing him as a "numbskull" and demanding that he lower interest rates more rapidly. Powell kept his course, but also kept quiet, until federal prosecutors threatened to bring criminal charge against him for lying to Congress. In a highly unusual two-minute video, he branded…

Political circumstances are not favorable for making fundamental changes in our health care system, but I propose that we consider the problems generated by our current system and think about the benefits that would be derived with sensible changes. Health care expenditures in the U.S. are about twice that of other industrialized nations, whether measured…

The Travelers Companies, Inc. today reported net income of $2.496 billion, or $11.06 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $2.082 billion, or $8.96 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. Core income in the current quarter was $2.511 billion, or $11.13 per diluted share, compared to $2.126 billion, or $9.15 per diluted share, in…