9 factors affecting small business insurance premiums
Your monthly commercial insurance bills may vary based on a number of factors. These can include where you operate, the type of work your business does, how many claims you’ve…
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Best VA home loan lenders in 2026
Not every VA lender brings the same level of VA lending experience. Some close a small number of VA loans as a side offering, while others build their entire business…
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John Waldron is ‘one of the most non–Wall Street people’ you’ve ever met—but he’s in line to be the next CEO of Goldman Sachs
Mike Mayo, who leads large-cap bank research at Wells Fargo, says John Waldron gives off the affect of an English Lit professor from the Midwest. That’s an improbable description for…
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The unicorn CEO betting her industry’s AI crisis isn’t the one you think
Most of the fear about AI and knowledge work is that there won’t be enough jobs. Vidya Peters has the opposite problem, and she thinks almost nobody covering AI is…
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Saudi Arabia is reaping a massive oil windfall, making it perhaps the Iran war’s only winner. Tehran’s proxies actually ‘did Saudi a favor’
The headlines have not been good for Saudi Arabia since the Iran war started: GDP has contracted, Iran-backed forces have attacked its oil infrastructure, and the kingdom saw its top…
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Europe paid $113.5 billion more for energy since the Iran war, and gained not one extra barrel
European Union nations have spent over an extra 100 billion euros ($113.5 billion) on energy imports since the outbreak of the Iran war, pushing politicians to seek alternatives to fossil…
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Mortgage rates on Sept. 29, 2026: Rates still mostly ticking upward
The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 7.373%, slightly up from the day before, according to data from Mortgage Research Center. Meanwhile,…
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Current refi mortgage rates report for Sept. 29, 2026
The current average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate home loan is 7.449%, according to Mortgage Resource Center data. If you’re a homeowner hoping to refinance your mortgage for a…
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Current ARM mortgage rates report for Sept. 29, 2026
If you’re planning to buy a home and the idea of a mortgage with an interest that fluctuates doesn’t scare you, you might be the target customer base for adjustable-rate…
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Home equity loan and HELOC rates, Sept. 29, 2026
A home equity loan and a home equity line of credit both let homeowners borrow against the equity they’ve built up. Because the debt is secured (backed by your house),…
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