Wondering why your car insurance keeps going up? Inflation may be the reason. Here’s how the economy impacts your auto insurance rates. (Shutterstock) Like many Americans, you may have noticed a premium increase on a recent billing statement from your auto insurance carrier. Maybe you’ve asked yourself: "Why does my car insurance keep going up?" Your car insurance premium can […]
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Read moreCrude oil prices climbed higher on Wednesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, together known as OPEC+, agreed to impose deep output cuts, aiming to spur a recovery in oil prices. Data showing a drop in U.S. crude inventories in the week ended September 30 contributed as well to the surge in oil prices. OPEC+ […]
Read moreIf you get an important text message while driving, what do you do? If you choose to do anything but ignore the message, then you are driving distracted. Texting is just one of the many ways to be a distracted driver, and there is a chance you are living in a state with many more distracted drivers than others. According […]
Read moreMarkets were crushed to start out Wednesday, giving back some of their gains from earlier in the week. The Nasdaq led the charge lower, down nearly 2%, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrials were down 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively. The question remains what is to come from the rest of this week, and if markets can edge out […]
Read morevideo John Kirby argues Russia potentially sabotaged their own Nord Stream pipeline NSC Strategic Communication Coordinator John Kirby says the U.S. cannot rule out that Russia blew up its gas pipeline, telling ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast’ this would be another example of Putin ‘weaponizing’ energy. The head of the European Union’s executive arm vowed Wednesday to introduce checks on key […]
Read moreAustralia’s central bank raised its benchmark rate by a smaller-than-expected quarter point on Tuesday, after lifting rates by 50 basis points in each of the last four meetings. The policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, headed by Governor Philip Lowe, decided to lift the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.60 percent from 2.35 percent. This […]
Read moreMajor US airlines are halting their operations in the Caribbean islands and Florida as Ian develops into a hurricane and thrashes in Cuba. The hurricane which is still marked as category 3 is rapidly gaining strength and is feared to become category 4 before its landfall on Florida today. American Airlines (AAL) has already issued a travel alert on 20 […]
Read moreIPHONE users have been warned of the "easy and profitable" tricks scammers get up to. Apple's App Store is among the safest with its tight rules on what iOS devices can download. But even then, some criminals can slip through the net onto the App Store. One case highlighted by app expert Kosta Eleftheriou reveals just how simple it is […]
Read moreEuropean stocks tumbled on Wednesday as investors fretted about energy shortages and Britain’s radical tax cuts to spur growth. News about the large amount of gas leakage from the Nord Stream pipelines has deepened concerns over energy and the overall economic circumstances in Europe. The International Monetary Fund has urged the U.K. government to “re-evaluate” a package of unfunded tax […]
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