Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is even still available in 2025. More than a million people will probably have to find new coverage as major insurers cut costs and pull back from markets for Medicare Advantage plans, the privately run version … Read more
Organizations that help pay abortion costs are capping how much they can help as travel costs rise and the wave of “rage giving” that fueled them two years ago has subsided. Abortion funds, which have operated across the U.S. for decades, in many cases as volunteer groups, ramped up their capacity fast after the Supreme … Read more
“It is important to preserve what we have made. Last two-three years the returns have been very-very good. So, maybe a little more prudent and balanced approach will ensure that we preserve these returns,” says Gurmeet Chadha, Complete Circle Consultants.Not pure play commodities, but commodity stocks definitely, and in particular metals after China talking about … Read more
Mumbai: Overseas investors bought Indian equities worth ₹32,779 crore across 17 sectors in the first 15 days of September, according to data from NSDL. Financial services received the highest inflows as Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) pumped ₹12,253 crore into the sector in the first-half of September, after selling a similar amount in August. Nifty Bank … Read more
“Rate cuts typically occur with weak economic data. So, yes, on first thought, people might believe it’s “risk-on,” but it’s usually accompanied by poor economic data, which one should expect from the US, and this could jumble up sentiment for a while,” says Aashish P Somaiyaa, ED & CEO, WhiteOak Capital AMC. In an interview … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees’ health insurance fund at their financially beleaguered hotel, putting workers’ coverage at risk despite the U.S. Senate candidate’s claims otherwise, a union official said Friday. “The delinquencies are factual, tangible and documented,” Peter Bostic, chairperson of the … Read more
Foreign investors dumped shares in financial services companies worth ₹14,790 crore during the first-half of August. This is the highest selling by FPIs across sectors in this period. These investors sold shares worth ₹28,642 crore across 15 sectors between August 1 and 15, according to data from National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL). Analysts said that … Read more
NEW YORK — Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one in five Americans are affected by outstanding medical debt, for a total cost of $88 billion. In a 2022 study, the bureau found that roughly 20% of … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama woman has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges for fraudulently claiming nearly $2 million in pandemic relief funds. Tametria Conner Dantzler, 39, entered the plea Wednesday. She could get up to 20 years in prison when she’s sentenced. According to her plea agreement and court records, … Read more
Stressing on the point that due diligence in financial services is sacrosanct, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said that the KYC Registration Authority (KRA) system in the stock markets is absolutely essential to keep the sector safe.Taking the example of Paytm, Buch said that she cannot allow something … Read more
