NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

I pay a fee to a local farm co-op where I pick up a basket of fresh produce every week. There is no picking or choosing beyond allergies, but I end up with bags of fresh produce. More than I can ...

Writer Franklin Schneider recounts his experience working on an assembly line: “It remains one of the worst experiences I’ve ever endured.” The writer Franklin Schneider recently argued in Slate that ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, today announced the launch of a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. One hallmark of the 1988 ballot measure that governs California’s auto and home insurance code allows the public ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said. By Eshe ...

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Florida lawmakers are examining the use of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry. AI is already being used by insurers for tasks like fraud detection and property assessment. Concerns were ...

The Senate has adjourned for the night and will reconvene at 10 a.m. Wednesday. No votes were held Tuesday on the competing funding bills to reopen the government. The next votes on the bills are ...

Recent employer surveys shed some light on what companies expect to pay next year — though they may not pass the entire increase onto employees. (Jeffrey Basinger / Newsday RM via Getty Images file) ...

If you’re among the roughly 165 million Americans who get your health coverage through work, not the government, you might be wondering: Is my plan next, now that health insurance premiums for ...