Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was roughly half what an average day. Earlier surges in gold prices partly reflected worries during the U.S. government shutdown. Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further in the new year, weakening the dollar against other currencies, have also fueled buying of gold..
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Illinois residents who buy health insurance on the state-run marketplace now have a little more time to sign up for coverage for the upcoming year. Officials at Get Covered Illinois announced last week they have extended the open enrollment deadline to Dec. 31 for coverage that begins Jan. 1, 2026. "Shifting to a state-based marketplace has given Illinois the…
2025 DEC 25– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mergers& Acquisitions Daily News– Enlyte, a leader in technology, networks and services for the property and casualty industry, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire PartsTrader, the industry’ s leading parts procurement marketplace. “This acquisition reinforces Enlyte’ s commitment to the Auto…
2025 DEC 25– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ EMPOWER BENEFIT CONSULTING SERVICES” by Rachel A. Rice, representing Great-West Life& Annuity Insurance Company. This application was made available to the…
2025 DEC 25– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Data detailed on Managed Care have been presented. For more information on this research see: Short Report: Disparities In Hours of Applied Behavior Analysis Services for Medicaid-enrolled Autistic Youth. Autism, 2025. Autism can be contacted at: Sage Publications Ltd, 1 Olivers Yard, 55…
All U.S. coins show the year they were minted, but those made next year will also display 1776.. No design was released for a $1 coin, though U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, whose duties include oversight of the U.S. Mint, serving as a liaison with the Federal Reserve and overseeing Treasury's Office of Consumer Policy, confirmed in October that one showcasing Trump was…
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they'll ensure nearly 800 residents keep access to the mental health services they need in the wake of new coordinated care organization coverage changes brought on by the devastating cuts by Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to Medicaid.
—With Christmas approaching, the coming week will be light on fresh economic data. That combination leaves the Federal Reserve increasingly stuck in the middle. Part of the apparent disinflation reflects a downward bias introduced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' carry-forward methodology, which assumes unchanged prices when data collection is delayed…
New Florida laws taking effect Jan. 1 will help you get through these and other consumer issues. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to put on its website the names of people who have been found guilty or have pleaded guilty or no contest to animal cruelty thanks to this new law. It’ s named Dexter’ s Law, for a 2024 case in which a man was charged with…
Enhanced premium tax credits that deeply subsidize health insurance premiums on Affordable Care Act exchanges are set to expire at the end of this year, unless Congress renews them. Congress appears on track to let the tax credits expire, as Republican leaders pursue legislation to address health care costs without extending the credits.
On Tuesday, the state's insurance exchange, Connect for Health Colorado, reported that 256,422 people had enrolled in a 2026 plan through the exchange as of Dec. 15. That is 371 more people— or 0.14%— than the 256,051 who had signed up for a plan by Dec. 15 of last year. Congress did not extend the subsidies this year.
2025 DEC 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily– Research findings on Economics are discussed in a new report. For more information on this research see: Bank To the World, Arm of the State: Us Sanctions Against Russia and the Federal Reserve. Journal Of International Economic Law, 2025. Journal Of International Economic Law can be…
2025 DEC 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Researchers detail new data in Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions- Neuromuscular Diseases and Conditions. Financial support for this research came from Muscular Dystrophy Association& Sarepta Therapeutics. Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Tufts…
2025 DEC 24– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital& Nursing Home Daily– New research on Managed Care is the subject of a report. Financial support for this research came from National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Dartmouth…
The following information was released by the National Medical Association:. 126th President, National Medical Association. The National Medical Association is deeply disappointed by the U.S. Senate's December 11 decision to reject advancing Senate Bill 3385, legislation that would have prevented health insurance premiums from sharply increasing for…
The insurance rating company, frequently relied on by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in determining whether to accept mortgages, has a troubled history of misjudging insurer solvency in communities on the front lines of climate change. Washington, D.C. Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee; Senator Ron…
Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Northern Insurance Group, Ltd., a long-established Illinois- based agency with a strong reputation for serving clients across a wide range of industries. Northern Insurance traces its origins back to…
Markets closed early for Christmas Eve and will remain closed for Christmas Thursday. Investors' focus is on the U.S. economy’ s direction and Federal Reserve interest rate policy. Dynavax Technologies soared after French pharmaceutical company Sanofi said it would buy the vaccine maker.
The biggest performers this year include Nvidia and Micron Technologies, both companies that make chips or other components that power the proliferation of data centers across the country. Much of the focus for investors for the next few weeks will be on where the U.S. economy is heading and where the Federal Reserve will move interest rates.
