• Retirement accounts become emergency funds as financial stress rises,Jonathan Delozier

    Retirement accounts become emergency funds as financial stress rises

    Long-term retirement accounts are increasingly serving as sources of emergency funds as American workers confront rising costs and persistent financial anxiety, according to multiple recent studies. Surveys from Allianz Life Insurance, Payroll Integrations and F&G Annuities and Life show Americans c

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  • Fewer Medicare Advantage plans could create tough choices for senior homeowners,Jonathan Delozier

    Fewer Medicare Advantage plans could create tough choices for senior homeowners

    Rising health care costs, paired with minimal rate growth for Medicare Advantage plans, could accelerate insurer withdrawals from states and counties nationwide, potentially disrupting coverage options for millions of older Americans. Several of the nation’s largest insurers — including UnitedHealth

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  • BLS jobs report for January delayed by partial government shutdown,Sarah Wolak

    BLS jobs report for January delayed by partial government shutdown

    The January jobs report published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will not be released as scheduled on Friday due to the partial federal government shutdown that began Saturday. The report will be issued once funding resumes. The shutdown was triggered after Congress failed to pass fund

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