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U. Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Falls in September
ANN ARBOR, September 30 — The University of Michigan Survey of Consumers reported a decline in its sentiment index for September, marking…
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Air Liquide Invests €170 Million to Support Japanese Semiconductor Manufacturer’s Expansion
TOKYO, September 30 — Air Liquide, the French multinational gas company, has announced a €170 million investment to supply ultra-high purity gases…
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Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Research
WASHINGTON, September 30 — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is funding initiatives aimed at early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer, with…
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Tea Ceremonies Across Asia: How Centuries-Old Rituals Shape Cultural Identity From Japan to China
TOKYO, September 30 — The story begins with a quiet room, the scent of aged wood and matcha in the air, and…
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How Compound Interest Works: A Timeless Guide to Growing Wealth
NEW YORK, September 29 — Compound interest, a financial principle that has been central to personal finance and investment strategy for centuries,…
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Bone Squeezing May Help Mice, Pigs Heal After Brain Injury
NEW YORK, September 27 — Scientists have found that mechanically stimulating a shinbone after a traumatic brain injury can trigger pressure-sensing bone…
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NerdWallet Launches Consumer Financial Resilience Index to Gauge Household Durability
San Francisco, September 27 — NerdWallet publishes a Consumer Financial Resilience Index, a gauge built to assess how well US households could…
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AI Billing Tools Raise Patient Costs by Nearly $1 Billion
BERKELEY, September 27 — Artificial intelligence tools used in medical billing and claims processing pushed patient costs up by nearly $1 billion…
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Plum Launches Limited-Time 5% AER Cash ISA for New Customers
LONDON, September 26 — Plum, the UK money management app, has raised the interest rate on its Cash ISA to a market-leading…
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Antidepressant Tapering Distress Is Withdrawal, Not Relapse
ROME, September 26 — The emotional distress that many people feel when they taper off or stop taking antidepressants is generally a…
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CNET Names Rocket Money Top Budgeting App After Testing 17
NEW YORK, September 26 — CNET’s updated guide to the best budgeting apps of 2026 names Rocket Money its top overall pick,…
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Nebraska Savings Rate Roughly Double U.S. Average, Fed Report Finds
LINCOLN, Neb., September 25, 2026 — Nebraskans’ savings are roughly double the national average, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas…
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UK Consumer Confidence Hits Two-Year High in September
LONDON, September 25 — British consumer confidence unexpectedly rose to a more than two-year high this month, according to the market research…
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America’s Billionaires Outweigh Bottom 57% of U.S. Households
WASHINGTON, September 25 — America’s billionaires now hold more combined wealth than the bottom 57% of U.S. households. That is the bottom…
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US Patients Caught Between Hospitals and Insurers in Price Talks
WASHINGTON, September 25 — In the United States, most people with private health insurance rely on a system in which hospital prices…
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Mortgage Rates Above 7% Reshape Buyer Affordability Math
NEW YORK, September 25 — A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage priced above 7% is expensive by the standards of the early 2020s, when…
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Rate Hike: What It Means for Cards, Mortgages, Auto Loans
WASHINGTON, September 24 — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, the first rate hike since…
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Semaglutide’s Heart Benefits May Go Beyond Weight Loss, Study Finds
Washington, September 24 — A new analysis of clinical trial data suggests that the reduced risk of heart disease seen in people…
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Treasury Yields Hit 16-Year Highs: Mortgage, Stock Impact
WASHINGTON, September 24 — The 10-year US Treasury yield has pushed above 4.5%, its highest since 2007, extending a months-long bond selloff…
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Kennedy Family Trusts From 1926 Still Support Five Generations
BOSTON, September 23 — Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. started putting money into irrevocable trusts for his children around 1926, before any of…
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Ex-PayPal CEO Bill Harris Launches Evergreen.ai Financial Planning App
SAN FRANCISCO, September 23 — Bill Harris wants to put a financial planner in your pocket, and he is giving it away…
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Blood Test Detects 17 Cancers With 99.64% Specificity
LONDON, September 23 — A large prospective study has found that a multicancer blood test detected cancer signals across 17 broad cancer…
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French Study Links Food Preservatives to Higher Hypertension Risk
Paris, September 22 — A large French study published in 2024 in the journal Hypertension found that people who consumed the most…
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CAR-T, Checkpoint Inhibitors and mRNA Vaccines Reshape Cancer Care
NEW YORK, September 22 — Cancer immunotherapy, the field that turns a patient’s own immune system against tumors, now stands as the…
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