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U.S. Manufacturers Remain Optimistic Despite Challenges: Survey
Despite facing a variety of risks as they navigate trade policy uncertainty, shifting regulations, potential supply chain volatility and labor market challenges, U.S. manufacturers' confidence level ...
Planetary Waves Linked to Extreme Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950
Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating ...
Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Promise Cleaner Transport but Could Be Hard to Insure
The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power. Shipping accounts for more planet-warming greenhouse gas ...
Triple-I: New Research Suggests Link Between Litigation Funding, Attorney Ads
According to research from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), legal service providers spent more than $2.5 billion on 26.9 million ads in 2024 alone—with significant increases in ...
US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities accusing them of harming the state's ...
Structured Settlements Preferred Over Lump Sums, Survey Finds
Over 90 percent of structured settlement annuity recipients reported feeling financially secure when they chose structured settlements as monthly annuity payments rather than a lump sum, according to ...
North Carolina Auto Insurance Rates Rising 5% on Average in Settlement
North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5 percent average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry. The ...
U.S. Homeowners Insurance Rates Rose 40.4% in Six Years, Report Shows
U.S. homeowners insurance rates rose 40.4 percent over the past six years, with the biggest increases hitting in the last two years, a new report shows. LendingTree's 2025 State of Home Insurance ...