U.S.
Survey: Recruiting, Benefit Costs Challenge Employers
Balancing costs with employee needs is the focus of employers when it comes employee benefits, according to the latest National Benefits Survey by Lockton Companies. With more than 1,600 employers ...
Despite Break in Car Prices, Soaring Insurance Costs Hit U.S. Buyers
A new form of sticker shock has hit American car buyers like Darin Davis. In January, when the 56-year-old Dallas real estate agent renewed the insurance on the pearly-white 2024 Cadillac XT4 that he ...
After Quake, New York City Residents Reassured Skyscrapers Built to Withstand Shaking
The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. Though buildings that can reach above 100 stories might seem ...
EPA Sets First U.S. Drinking Water Standards to Limit Toxic PFAS
About 100 million people will be exposed to fewer cancer-causing "forever chemicals" under the country's first-ever drinking water standards for PFAS finalized Wednesday by the EPA, White House ...
Spring Storms Bring Risk of Flooding
As spring gets under way, warmer temperatures means rapid snow melt and more storms leading to the potential for river flooding. River flooding is classified as Minor, Moderate or Major based on ...
Survey: Real Estate Investors Concerned With Rising Insurance Premiums
A major concern for real estate investors remains rising insurance costs, according to the Spring 2024 Investor Sentiment Survey from RCN Capital, conducted by market intelligence firm CJ Patrick ...
Latest Hacker Claim Involving UnitedHealth’s Stolen Data Questioned
A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, but with little evidence to go on it is not clear ...
Bigger, More Complex Wildfires Prompt Changes in Firefighting Workforce
It's shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first ...