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Noon Business Lunch 9/14/26: Mortgage rates, car ownership cost, John Deere AI chatbot, National Community Investment Fund
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about why mortgage rates are jumping, the ongoing econo…
You’re going to pay more for health insurance in 2027 as employers see costs jumping for the fifth straight year
Health insurance costs are rising so fast they could eat into workers’ paychecks next year, according to a survey of 1,800 U.S. employers
Business leaders urge Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson to address public safety
Business leaders — including the CEOs of Starbucks, Costco and Alaska Airlines — asked Seattle policymakers to address public safety concerns within 100 days.
Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who made stars sparkle, dies at 87
(CNN) — The legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who dressed divas from Cher to Diana Ross in glittering, eye-catching designs, has died at age 87, according to his
Inflation impacts small business in Tampa: 'Our profit margin is getting smaller and smaller'
A long-time burger restaurant in Tampa is fighting surging food costs and inflation.
New NC State Health Plan agreement will avoid big cost hikes for using some Atrium hospitals
NC State Health Plan reaches an agreement with Atrium Health to move some of its hospitals and clinics to a lower expense tier.
Delta Air Lines Faces Entertainment System Outage On 13-Hour Flight Costing Passengers Hundreds
A traveler said the “super bright” screens wouldn’t turn off.
Midwest Access: Mental Health Monday - The Hidden Cost of Constant Busyness
It may be time to clear your schedule and commit some time to relaxing. In today's edition of Mental Health Monday, we are learning the hidden cost of constant busyness.
Rising health care costs prompt changes for Washoe County, school district employees
Washoe County and school district boards approved health plan changes for 2027 due to rising costs, impacting thousands of employees.
Valve Says RAM Crisis Hasn’t Affected Plans for Steam Deck 2
It might be a worry that the ongoing RAM crisis would impact Valve’s plans for a device so sensitive to component costs like the Steam Deck 2. Thankfully, Valve says its plans haven’t changed.
California-born costume designer Bob Mackie dies at 87
From Hollywood studios to Palm Springs, Bob Mackie helped define generations of entertainment style.
Bob Mackie dead: Iconic designer who dressed Cher, Beyoncé was 87
Bob Mackie, the prolific fashion designer who fashioned elaborate garments for pop culture icons including Cher, Dolly Parton and Beyoncé, has died. He was 87.
EPA is set to eliminate rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin has said would remove billions of dollars in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy. The rule change, proposed last […]
Buy tickets for Georgia football SEC game vs. Arkansas
Here's how much tickets cost and where to buy them for Georgia vs. Arkansas during Week 3 of college football.
CT launches $5M tax credit to help small businesses offer health insurance
Connecticut's ICHRA tax credit offers small businesses up to $1,000 per employee annually to help offset rising health insurance costs.
CT launches $5M tax credit to help small businesses offer health insurance
Connecticut's ICHRA tax credit offers small businesses up to $1,000 per employee annually to help offset rising health insurance costs.
Best things to get at Costco, from member of 11 years
As an executive member and mom who visits my local store weekly, there are several items I always buy at Costco, like baby clothes, and towels.
Robots reshape the future of homebuilding
America’s housing industry is facing a severe labor shortage and a longstanding productivity problem, creating growing interest in robotics and automation to increase homebuilding capacity, CNBC reports. The U.S. is short roughly 1.2 million homes, while nearly 300,000 construction jobs were open at the end of 2025. Labor shortages cost builders an estimated $11 billion […]
Roundup: Top 500 Colleges / Trump presses Zelenskyy / Data center demand
LSU at 170: LSU ranks No. 170 in Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Top 500 Colleges, which evaluates schools based on academic and career outcomes, including graduation rates, alumni earnings, student debt and return on investment. The ranking comes as families face rising college costs and uncertainty over how artificial intelligence will reshape the job […]
Main Street Ledger: Rising Healthcare Costs Are Just One Piece of the Affordability Puzzle
Affordability continues to be at the center of conversations at kitchen tables across America, and on the campaign trail — with interventions in the credit card market once again being floated as a potential solution to ease financial pressures. While families are still feeling the pinch from the rising cost…
Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti admit past costars have ‘gone nuts’ and ‘off the deep end’ on movie sets
The pair premiered Jesse Eisenberg’s new movie “The Debut” — about an actor’s wild creative process — to uproarious applause at TIFF.
San Antonio small businesses team up to save on health insurance
CollectiveX is bringing Texas small businesses together to lower the costs of supplies and services, starting with health insurance.
San Antonio small businesses team up to save on health insurance
CollectiveX is bringing Texas small businesses together to lower the costs of supplies and services, starting with health insurance.
News | SP Energy Networks takes 50,000 square feet at Knowsley Business Park
The letting completes Redsun Projects' speculative industrial development
Four Biggest Takeaways From Commanders 24-22 Loss to Eagles
The Washington Commanders came within two points of knocking off the Philadelphia Eagles, but missed opportunities ultimately cost them to open the 2026 regular season. Four takeaways from the week one loss.
Permitting reform needed for American health and the economy [letter]
The rising cost of electricity squeezes us.
Distressed Marmalade Cafe Files for Chapter 11
Los Angeles’ volatile fast-casual dining scene has lost another native when Encino-based Marmalade Cafe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sept. 2. The Santa
A Kelvin wave is about to hit California
El Niño's opening storm has already exposed a costly gap in California's coastal cover – worse may be coming
How employers can help curb some of the biggest drivers of healthcare costs
Employers can lower healthcare costs by expanding preventive care, improving primary care access and helping employees manage chronic conditions.
Pierce Brosnan breaks silence on rumored feud with “MobLand” costar Tom Hardy
The former 007 shut down speculation that he had an issue with the “Dark Knight Rises” star.
CVS Health Flagged “High-Trend” Costs on September 9. Here’s Where the Stock Could Go
CVS Health told the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference that medical costs are still running hot, and the warning pulled the whole managed care sector down with it. Underneath the caution, management detailed an operating-efficiency push most investors skipped past.
'Culture shift' needed in how UK does business, Andy Burnham urges
Burnham has said those who take risks should be backed by government, but his government has been criticised for increasing business costs.
Annual low-cost health screening set for October
Plumas District Hospital announces its annual low-cost health screenings during the first two full weeks of October. Appointments are necessary for the
Elevance leads UBS health benefits survey as employers brace for higher costs
UBS benefits survey ranks Elevance top insurer as 77% of employers rebid 2027 plans; GLP-1 costs surge and big PBMs stay strong—read now.
NFL Sunday Ticket Price 2026: YouTube TV Cost, Student Discount and Free Trial
NFL Sunday Ticket price in 2026: Find out how much Sunday Ticket costs on YouTube TV, the student discount, YouTube TV price and free-trial details.
HSV sporting director Costa reacts to heavy Leipzig defeat
Hamburger SV sporting director Claus Costa admitted that the 5-0 defeat to RB Leipzig was a bitter result, although he insisted there were positive aspects to the performance compared to last weekend�...
Lafayette-based choir group begins its 48th season with music, history and community
The organization relies on fundraising, sponsors and ticket sales to help cover operating costs. Here's what to know about this season.
I've spent 20 years caring for 5 loved ones. It cost me my career
Laura Lee Ehrlich, 54, spent two decades caring for five loved ones. She left work and used savings and her 401(k) along the way.
How Jason Priestley processed the sudden death of “90210 ”costar Luke Perry
Priestley and Perry were real-life neighbors for several years.
Is The Health Insurer Rebound Complete? Some Seem To Think So
An increasing number of industry analysts say costs are under control for the likes of CVS Health, Centene, Cigna, Elevance Health, Humana, UnitedHealth Group and others.
Jaclyn Smith shares letter Kevin Costner wrote after “LA Times” ‘hit piece’ in 1992
The “Charlie’s Angel” star slammed the paper’s column as “simply mean-spirited.”
Gartner says 58% of finance teams now use AI
A Gartner survey cited by CFO Dive reports 58% of finance teams use AI in 2024. For CFO ops, the next work is ROI, cost controls and governance.
Lisa Jarvis: Healthcare costs have small businesses in an impossible bind
The healthcare affordability crisis is crushing everyone, but it has become downright calamitous for small businesses. Survey after survey after survey shows that employers expect healthcare costs to rise nearly
Microsoft’s supply chain AI agents now factor carbon into routing
SupplyChainBrain reports Microsoft is deploying AI agents for supply chain planning, weighing cost, speed and carbon in routing recommendations.
How Candidates Have Addressed Affordability in the Midterm Campaigns
Inflation and the cost of living have been the biggest drivers of campaigns this year, but the broad term “affordability” breaks down into specific issues, from housing to health care.
Clover Health (CLOV) Stock Looks Fairly Priced Despite Profit Turnaround
Clover Health Investments has staged a very strong three year run, yet the current checks still suggest the stock leans cheap rather than fully pricing in that shift in fortunes. The share price has returned about 3.3x over three years, which puts recent trading firmly in the high move bracket for this period. Profitability progress and Medicare Advantage membership growth can support the case for the current valuation, while higher medical costs and healthcare usage remain a clear risk to...
Wanted: Oil tankers at any cost as tensions in the Gulf trigger a global scramble
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and soaring freight rates have intensified competition among countries and shipowners to secure their own tanker fleets. A second-hand vessel can now cost up to 40% more than a newly built one
'Today the game was unprotected' - Arteta fumes but Arsenal survive
Arsenal produced a gritty 2-0 win against Sunderland, but Mikel Arteta fumed about the penalty that could have cost his side a result.
Houston-area restaurant forced to add fees as inflation strains business, owner says
The owner of Lankford's, a staple Houston restaurant, said he has implemented a 3.5% surcharge on credit card purchases because of rising costs for goods and services.
Arteta blasts 'unacceptable' Sunderland penalty despite Arsenal win
Mikel Arteta said the decision to award Sunderland a penalty could have cost Arsenal the Premier League title, even though his side emerged 2-0 winners at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.A fourth win from four Premier League games takes the defending champions three points clear at the top of the table. kca/mw
Texas business says record diesel prices are 'derailing' projects, and could raise food costs
"Every single thing we projected in January is no longer the case today."
South Hadley school staff win pay raises as health costs, override loom
SOUTH HADLEY — The four units of the South Hadley Education Association (SHEA) have ratified a new three-year contract with wage increases for all staff just three months after many of its members demonstrated against the School Committee’s proposal in June. The units are currently in the second year of the contract after the 254 […]
GOP candidates turn up the volume on lower health insurance costs
Republicans are testing a new midterm message: They're populists fighting against health insurance companies while working to lower premium costs.
Nadiem Amiri takes responsibility after costly penalty miss against Frankfurt
Nadiem Amiri has taken responsibility for his missed penalty after Mainz fell to defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt.The midfielder had the chance to bring Mainz level from the spot, but failed to conv...
Sony’s Now Making Decisions Specifically To Avoid Another ‘Concord’
Sony's big cancellations and cost-cutting moves are reportedly inspired by 'Concord' as the company cannot afford another flop at that level.
Players Can't Believe No Man's Sky Is Letting Them Build In Space
In space, no one can hear you scream (about the ever increasing cost of home ownership)
America In Focus: inflation accelerated in August, home sales weaken and diesel prices soar
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
Officials, advocates seek funds to soften blow of rising healthcare costs
State officials are scrambling to find funding to cushion the blow on Marylanders’ pocketbooks from skyrocketing healthcare costs and federal changes to the Medicaid program.
Holiday Shipping Will Cost Businesses More in 2026. FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and USPS Are Raising Peak-Season Fees
Businesses should prepare for higher shipping fees this season. Here's what you can expect to pay.
ACA, Medicare or health insurance through work? Your health insurance bills are about to go up
The premium increases stem in part from rising healthcare costs, including higher prices for medical care and expensive prescription drugs.
Saturday football open thread
Happy Saturday, folks! There’s a lot of football today that I will not watch, including the (live) Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton match. Why? Because I will be with my family attending my first ever Renaissance fair. That’s right, instead of going insane watching Spurs, I’ll be watching people in period costumes try and sell me […]
How scientists achieve simulated outer space conditions on earth: The tower in Germany where gravity takes a break
Conducting experiments in space is costly, but on Earth there are facilities where they can be done more economically. The most outstanding is in Bremen.
Astronomical Aspirin And Interstellar Insulin: Are Space-Made Medicines The Future?
The long-anticipated manufacturing of medicines in microgravity has now been done twice at prototype scale, but is the cost and effort worth it?
Costco's newest store is about to open in SoCal after years of litigation
Following legal opposition that delayed the project, Costco is slated to open a new outpost in October.
AMD sets $189 price for Ryzen 5 7500 and $99 for Ryzen 5 5500F
AMD's Ryzen 5 7500 and Ryzen 5 5500F now have confirmed US pricing. The Zen 4 AM5 model costs $189, while the Zen 3 AM4 chip is priced at $99.
Major companies to cut back on 2027 health benefits in blow to workers
Disney and Starbucks are among firms cutting health benefits for 2027 as medical costs continue to soar. This trend may mean you'll pay more.
How to Lure the Spendy and the Thrifty? Bring On the ‘Barbell.’
Restaurant chains are trying to draw in both kinds of consumers by offering low-cost and more-premium options at the same time.
The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’
I found myself fielding a lot of questions from folks who don’t usually talk much about AI this week. They were mostly along the lines of “do you think AI is going to kill us all?” or “how worried should I be about this human extinction stuff?” Motivating this wave of existential anxiety was the highly dramatic resignation of now-former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who quit his job while publicly sharing his concerns about safety practices at the leading AI companies. More specifically, he declared that almost everyone at OpenAI and Anthropic, the leading AI labs, believes that there’s a decent chance the AI systems they’re producing could “kill us all” by the end of the decade, and the companies aren’t “acting responsibly.” Other AI safety researchers, including those still employed at Anthropic and OpenAI, all confirmed that yes, Coxon is correct, they’re all worried that their company’s products might prove fatal for the entire human race as well. Two more AI employees quit and joined the chorus. Now, the warning shot has been covered everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Fox News to WIRED to the Guardian. I understand why all this sounds scary, but my response to those who have asked, has generally been: No, you don’t need to worry that AI will kill go rogue and kill us all. But that does not mean we shouldn’t worry, period. Far from it. The companies building AI products are now among the wealthiest and most powerful entities in the world. And they very much are building enormous engines of mass surveillance, extraction, and automation. They can and have allowed their AI systems to carry out felony hacks of other companies, provided the government with autonomously generated kill lists, and sold enterprise technology to firms around the world that is explicitly intended to replace jobs. But “AI” has done these things not because they have all-powerful minds of their own but, ultimately, because people have programmed, calibrated, and directed them to. In other words, it’s not AI we need to worry the most about. It’s the people and corporations working to profit from and gain power by deploying it. The technology is sophisticated, sure, and, especially in cybersecurity contexts, potentially disruptive to plenty of existing systems. But if we want to stop this predatory, profiteering, and extractive form of AI—and it’s worth noting that at this point, most people do—we absolutely can. A quick note/plea: I can only do all of this with the support of readers like you, so if you find value in independent, critical tech journalism and analysis, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. I want to keep as much of this un-paywalled as absolutely possible, and I need your support to do so. Many thanks to all who continue to chip in, it’s very much appreciated. Onward. Subscribe First, some context: AI industry folks like Coxon have been discussing the prospect that AI will destroy humanity for years. Even before the beginning of the AI boom, many working in the industry, from the executive staff to the rank and file researchers, have obsessed over ‘x-risk’, or the possibility that AI will become sentient or semi-sentient and move one way or another to exterminate humanity. This is ostensibly why Elon Musk bankrolled OpenAI in the first place, and is the grounds for his lawsuit alleging OpenAI betrayed its charter by abandoning its nonprofit status to become a commercial enterprise. Many AI engineers and startup founders have calculated their own personal p(doom), or the probability that the tech product they are working on will initiate an actual humanity-extinguishing apocalypse. 10-25% p(doom)s are pretty common. (I wrote about a long weekend I spent among these folks at one of their top conferences here, to give you an idea of their ideas and belief systems.) Sam Altman himself drove the narrative of the imminent rise of a super-powerful AI, or artificial general intelligence, to prominence by declaring that the technology he was building posed an existential risk to humanity. This idea is in other words baked into the DNA of modern AI companies and into the products they engineer. It’s also why the industry is routinely accused, by myself and others, of “doom marketing,” ie, using such proclamations and framings to impart the sheer power of the technology behind your product onto investors, partners, consumers, and the state. Some ambient understanding of this tendency may have helped prevent the press from repeating the claim every time one of the x-risk folks made it over the years, including when they quit their jobs at AI companies while doing so. Yet Coxon’s AI x-risk alarm has broken containment, as they say, and has exposed the idea to the mainstream media once again. This has happened, I think, for a number of reasons. First, when AI CEOs were going around saying AI might kill everyone in 2023, their companies were well-capitalized, but not nearly to the extent they are today. They were more easily dismissed as eccentric geeks of the sort that Silicon Valley is supposed to produce. Now, not only do their products have much greater market saturation, but people are more aware of a) the often unethical ways the executives and companies comport themselves b) the other adverse impacts of AI that have already arrived, and c) the physical cost of building these systems, particularly when it comes to data centers. Finally, toss in the constant stream of headlines in 2026 about AI models going rogue or potentially upending the world’s infrastructure. [ ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) [ With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) Brian Merchant · Aug 27 [ Read full story ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) As a result, general sentiment was already overwhelmingly skeptical of AI and its overlords, so the table was pretty well set for someone to come along and say ‘just a reminder, the companies that are building the product that promises to take your job and leave a data center in your neighborhood also think that it might exterminate the human race’ and get a strong reaction from the media and the public. The question is: Should we understand this stuff as hype, strategically fanned to feed already swelling valuations? Is it doom marketing? Genuine cause for alarm that the infrastructure that undergirds modern life is facing a novel threat vector? Or reason to be sincerely worried that AI companies are amassing too much power, and that their products are genuinely dangerous? The answer, I’m afraid, is “yes.” Let me try to untangle all of this a bit, because arguments over how to navigate this moment are extremely heated right now, as they are essentially arguments over how to approach the politics of AI at a moment where there may be a unique opening for action. Those sympathetic to AI alignment concerns and x risk arguments—which increasingly includes a faction on the left who want to shut down AI over safety concerns—argue that people who dismiss AI as all hype have their heads in the sand. Meanwhile, critics of the x-risk narrative—which I might note includes a cadre of investors and tech folks on the right, too—argue that it is hype and can be used to further inflate valuations or for pursuing regulatory capture. The challenge is that many feel that dismissing AI as just hype or purely marketing also diminishes the urgency of taking on the AI industry as the novel and threat to labor, civil society, and the public sphere it is; others that by accepting the industry’s own terms, we imbue it with undue power and enable it. But let’s be clear: Declarations that AI is so powerful it might end the world are a kind of marketing, and anyone who says otherwise is just as off base as those who say that’s all that it is. If you don’t think that these sub-trillion dollar companies have higher-ups who noticed that when their founders talked about super-powerful dangerous AI they got spikes in media interest and phone calls from investors, or that those founders didn’t notice that themselves, and lean into certain narratives to advantage their products, then I don’t know what to tell you. Not all marketing is a Pepsi ad campaign with a celebrity spokesperson. Yet confronting the AI industry should certainly be considered an urgent project. Do I share the x-riskers’ fear that out-of-control, super-intelligent AI agents might end the world? I do not. I’ve read a good deal of AI extinction literature over the last couple of years and I have not come across a credible, step-by-step documentation of how exactly AI might move from self-recursively improving AI to killing every single human on the planet. Most of what I’ve read seems predicated on a sort of reverse Ian Malcolmian logic: Eventually, it becomes smart enough and AI, uh, finds a way (to exterminate humanity). Are the AI companies also overstating and dramatizing what their products can do? Yes, pretty much all the time. They’re in a knife fight for market share and are trying to win customers and government contracts before their investors come knocking. And yet. They have concentrated enormous amounts of compute, have extensive data collection and surveillance capacities, have inserted themselves into the state in numerous capacities, including military kill chains, and they are being run by egomaniacal billionaires who are rushing to monopolize an entire new market. The way I think about their most recent frightening-seeming exploits is not as a “swarm of rogue AI agents building a new civilization” or whatever, but as corporations with a hitherto-unimaginable amount of compute at their disposal recklessly experimenting with automation programs, completely unafraid of any repercussions because we have been unwilling or unable to impose any on them. So I think we should welcome any newfound imperative to hold them accountable. I also think that ultimately, the AI critics, Pause AI folks, leftists, doomers, effective altruists, and, honestly, most of the public, want a lot of the same things: legitimate checks and limits on AI companies’ power, actual transparency into what the companies are doing, and for more of AI to be under public control. (Ultimately, a lot of what animates the x-risk fears are rooted in just that: a fear of losing control.) How we move towards all this, exactly, is the question of the day, and while there’s much to be argued over in terms of building a viable political platform to challenge the AI industry’s power, I do want to cast a vote against one particular approach. Not to pick on Chris here, as there are a lot of folks out there proposing stuff like this, and the policy ideas actually stem from AI safety groups. But not only would this be challenging to land politically (I can already hear the ‘China will beat us to AGI’ calls) and all but unworkable in practice, this approach is a) far too limiting, b) fails to address the current harms caused by AI and c) would likely only wind up serving Anthropic and OpenAI; it’s what regulatory capture looks like in action. Full model transparency is the floor for what should be on offer here. If these companies believe their products will kill us, the very least we deserve is to know how. It’s in the public interest. I would also argue we might get a lot of the way to stopping any currently envisioned robot apocalypse simply by forcing AI companies to assume liability, and to submit to the full brunt of the law. If Sam Altman were liable to be charged with a felony for approving the hack on Hugging Face1, if Google was forced to pay defamation fines each time it published a false and injurious AI Overviews, these companies might suddenly find cause to restrain their models’ output, and we might hear less about rogue AI. We would need to introduce new frameworks and available tools for tracking automated lawbreaking, to be sure, but I’d wager that little would frighten the AI companies more than actually being held accountable for what their products enable. To that end, Illinois has passed an AI liability law, which the industry fought tooth and nail, and Florida is considering one. The next steps would be towards moving AI under public control; again, it’s only reasonable, since everyone, not just AI insiders, should get a say over how a technology whose developers say might kill us is developed and deployed. Dismantling the whole industrial project as currently structured should be on the table, too, pending democratic input. But that’s for another post. For now, suffice to say that while I won’t be losing any sleep about an AI-enabled extinction event, Mr. Coxon and co. have given us an opportunity to underscore the urgency of the clear and present damage AI companies are doing, the extreme power they wield and the extent to which they hold themselves unaccountable, and the abundance of political capital there is out there for taking them on. Subscribe 1 Purely speculative! I do not know if he did or not.
Officials, advocates seek funds to soften blow of rising healthcare costs
State officials are scrambling to cushion the blow of skyrocketing healthcare costs and federal changes to the Medicaid program on Marylanders' pocketbooks, in hopes that people can still afford coverage.
76ers' Jaylen Brown Picks Up Controversial Hobby This Offseason
Jaylen Brown competed in an unsanctioned boxing match. An activity that could have cost him an NBA contract.
How New Casino Plans At PENN Entertainment (PENN) Have Changed Its Investment Story
PENN Entertainment held a groundbreaking ceremony on 14 September 2026 for the future Hollywood Casino Hotel Council Bluffs, a land-based property intended to replace the adjacent Ameristar Council Bluffs riverboat casino, subject to regulatory approvals, with opening targeted for 2028. The move shifts capital into a land-based resort format that can concentrate gaming, hotel, and non-gaming spend in one property. This matters for guest economics, cost efficiency, and how PENN Entertainment...
Senate Dems pass reintroduced legislation to reform ‘hard cap’ on educators’ health benefits
Michigan Senate Democrats passed legislation on Thursday to rein in skyrocketing health insurance costs for educators and other public employees. While the GOP-controlled House is unlikely to take up the bill, the Senate’s action makes it clear that educators’ fight for more affordable healthcare is not over — but it does hinge on the result […]
House Panel Weighs Energy Costs as Small Business Demand Grows
House subcommittee hearing reveals energy policy clash over small business costs. Experts debate resource needs and opportunities. Read the latest.
SAFETY ALERT: Rabies exposures rise in U.S. – and CSRA is seeing impact
Individual shots alone cost more than $400 before emergency room fees, according to data gathered from the CDC and the Department of Public Health.
“Dark Knight” actor makes rare comment on moment he learned costar Heath Ledger died
Gary Oldman reflected on Ledger’s 2008 death, after he and the Australian actor starred in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed “The Dark Knight” Batman movie.
Data center bill could help shield Americans from rising energy costs
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing Americans' energy bills from spiking because of nearby data centers, according to Speaker
Ask the Experts: Access to healthcare
Kevin Curwick, president of ConvenientMD’s Advance Primary Care, discusses how healthcare organizations can actually reduce costs while delivering better care to patients by following through on the promise of value-based care.
Greater Baton Rouge commercial construction emerging from slowdown
New commercial construction is beginning to pick up across the Baton Rouge area after several years of higher construction costs and interest rates limiting development, according to Charlie Colvin of… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER? Sign in
UK Business Calls For Scrapping Taxes on Electricity Bills
UK business groups urge Chancellor John Healey to scrap electricity levies, warning high energy costs threaten industry competitiveness.
The politics of data centers: Arizona Land Consulting CEO on the pushback against AI data centers
Anita Verma-Lallian, Arizona Land Consulting founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the pushback against AI data center development, impact on energy costs and job creation, building data centers in space, and more.
Apple's iPhone Handoff Feature Will Cost You $5 A Month On T-Mobile
Apple will release iPhone Handoff with iOS 27 this month, but it will only be available to T-Mobile subscribers in the US at launch.
Diesel costs more than $6 a gallon for the first time. Here’s how that affects you
The price of diesel, the workhorse fuel that powers the world economy, topped $6 a gallon on Friday for the first time ever.
Virginia study says fake Yelp, Amazon reviews cost businesses something money can't buy
Review platforms wield significant influence over everyday spending decisions.
T-Mobile will charge $5/month for Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature
Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature, which lets users share a single phone number across two iPhones, will cost $5 per month on T-Mobile.
World Health Organization OKs Multi-dose Maternal RSV Vaccine
The new multi-dose RSV vial is expected to lower costs and simplify global distribution to protect infants from severe respiratory illness.
Houston-area restaurant adds 3.5% card surcharge as rising costs squeeze business
Rising food prices and operating expenses continue to squeeze restaurants, forcing some businesses to find new ways to offset costs without passing all of those increases directly onto their menu prices.
3 Strategies to Improve Health Insurance, Per Georgetown Report
A Georgetown report outlines three strategies to improve health insurance by lowering costs, simplifying coverage and protecting patients from corporate abuses.
Voters and advocates parse Bottoms' and Jackson's platforms as health costs, coverage top election concerns
Health care, how to access it and how to afford it, is top of mind for voters heading into Georgia’s gubernatorial election.
Top Seattle tech and business leaders demand 100-day public safety action plan from City Hall
In a letter sent Thursday, executives from major area employers — including Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, F5, Alaska Airlines, Zillow, and others — urged city leaders to protect and expand public safety funding amid growing skepticism that the city currently has an effective strategy to address crime and homelessness.
Trump’s $5,000 check promise: What would it cost, could it happen
Legal experts, economists and even Trump’s fellow Republicans say the plan faces a bevy of practical obstacles and long odds in Congress.
Dementia is taking a toll on Sept. 11 responders. A federal health program doesn’t cover it.
Doctors and scientists are pushing to get dementia added to a list of medical conditions connected to Sept. 11.
Rising diesel costs put pressure on western North Carolina businesses
The high cost of diesel fuel is impacting all kinds of local industries in the mountains, including trucking operators.
Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. (AENT) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings: Revenue Tops Estimates אך EPS Misses
Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. (AENT) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $268.1 million, up 17.7% from a year earlier and above the analyst estimate of $244.8 million. The company said gross profit came in at $35.0 million, while cost of sales rose to $233.1 million.Despite the stronger top line, profitability weakened. Operating profit was a loss of $3.9 million, and net income attributable to common shareholders was a loss of $3.5 million
Democratic governors criticize Trump policies amid rising costs
Andy Beshear and other Democratic governors criticized Trump’s tariffs, fuel prices and $5,000 dividend proposal during Louisville gathering.
Best T-Mobile Samsung Fold Deal September 2026: Get Free Z Fold8 Phone
For a limited time, T-Mobile will cover the cost of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 with a trade-in on a qualifying line. Get the foldable phone deal here.
Trump to give $500 refunds to nearly 1 million Obamacare customers
The refunds comes ahead of the November midterms where high health costs are expected to play a factor.
Anger Over Health Costs Clouds Midterms
Amid a campaign already focusing on affordability, anxious voters are unlikely to be assuaged by headlines about healthcare costs rising even more next year. And a lawsuit that could cut off access nationwide to the abortion pill mifepristone gets a hearing in federal court. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, Sandhya Raman of Bloomberg Law, and Amanda Seitz of KFF Health News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner also interviews Lauren Sausser, who wrote the latest KFF Health News “Bill of the Month.”
Upgrading to Apple Watch Series 12 Could Cost You Hypertension Notifications
Some Apple Watch users who upgrade to the Series 12 or the Ultra 4 might temporarily lose access to hypertension notifications. On the watchOS feature availability page, Apple says notifications might not be available on the Series 12 or Ultra 4 at launch because regulatory clearances are in process. Hypertension Notifications may not be available on Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4 in your region, as additional regulatory clearances for these devices are in process.