“Diseases that we usually thought of as for elderly, we’re seeing more and more in a younger, working-age population,” said Kirk Roy, chief actuary at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) also points to higher prices for hospital stays and drugs, as well as the prevalence of ailments from cancer to heart conditions to joint issues in younger people [6].“Health benefit cost trend has two primary components — health care price and utilization. Right now, both are rising,” Sunit Pat ...

Vestas Wind Systems AS ADR (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) is one of the best wind power and solar stocks to buy according to analysts. On September 2, the company confirmed the signing of a deal for a 94MW order in Germany, following the securing of a 74MW order from Prezeller Wind GmbH & Co. in August. Vestas Wind Systems AS ADR (VWDRY) Wind Turbines Orders on the Rise Pixabay/Public Domain The two deals come weeks after the company secured an order from ENERTRAG for V172-7.2 WM wind turbines for two projects in Bran ...

AMD points out that its MI350 AI processor platform has been selected for deployment by multiple cloud giants, including Oracle , OpenAI, and Microsoft , among others. Oracle, for instance, plans to deploy 130,000 of AMD's MI355X GPUs in a data center cluster for both AI training and inference. The good part is that AMD's MI350 GPUs are equipped with 288 gigabytes (GB) of HBM as compared to 256 GB on the MI325X GPU.AI chip leader Nvidia is already using Micron's HBM in its Blackwell chip platform. Even bett ...

If your retirement income meets your lifestyle bucket, then you should generally be fine. You can probably retire comfortably, provided you’ve got proper risk management in place, including long-term care insurance . The same is true if your retirement income meets the aspirational bucket, in which case good for you.If your retirement income won’t meet the needs bucket, then you simply can’t afford to retire, not yet. You will lose the house. If it meets only the needs bucket, then you can technically affor ...

Tigo Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:TYGO) is one of the best wind power and solar stocks to buy according to analysts. On August 25, the company inked a manufacturing and marketing partnership with EG4 Electronics as it looks to enhance the development of smart hardware and software solutions for solar systems. Tigo Energy, Inc. (TYGO) Partners with EG4 Electronics to Enhance Manufacturing Capacity Soonthorn Wongsaita/Shutterstock.com The two companies are joining forces to produce optimized inverters and Module ...

RWE (OTC:RWEOY) is one of the best wind power and solar stocks to buy, according to analysts, as a leader in renewable energy specializing in wind, solar, and battery storage projects. On September 5, analysts at Berenberg reiterated a ‘Buy’ rating on the stock with a $49 price target. Berenberg Affirms RWE’s (RWEOY) ‘Buy’ Rating on Earnings Growth Prospects UbjsP/Shutterstock.com According to the research firm, the company is well-positioned to double its earnings per share to €4 by 2030. The robust ea ...

Roughly half of adults 65 or older rely on Social Security benefits for at least 50% of their income, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA). About 25% of these adults rely on it for over 90% of their income. Be Aware: New Social Security Change Means You Could Owe Money Read More: How Much Money Is Needed To Be Considered Middle Class in Your State? But many Americans worry about the future of these benefits. The Medicare Rights Center expressed concerns after the Donald Trump Administrati ...

By Joel Jose and Akriti Shah (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver interest rate cuts at all its three meetings this year, following data this week showing more modest inflation pressures. The two brokerages in separate notes said on Friday they now expect the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points at each of its remaining meetings in September, October and December. The firms previously forecast one 25-basis-point cut each in September and December. The F ...

Retirement is your time to spend more time with family and relax without the stress of a 9-to-5 job. But unfortunately, for many middle-class retirees, monthly bills are still eating away at their budgets. If they had made different financial decisions earlier, they wouldn’t have had to enter retirement with these financial burdens hanging over them. Learn More: I Help People Retire Every Day — Here’s the Most Common Retirement Mistake People Make Check Out: Mark Cuban Says Trump's Executive Order To Lower ...

This story was originally published on Grocery Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Grocery Dive newsletter. As grocers continue growth for their private brands, they are eyeing a robust dollar share increase by 2027, according to a new report from FMI — The Food Industry Association. The report found that 86% of surveyed retailer and manufacturer executives said they plan to moderately or significantly increase private brand investments in the next two years, boosting priv ...