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Heavy rains to lash across the country between Oct 12-16, here's how you can insure your home from rain's fury
It's no secret that incessant rains also bring about significant economic damages. Per media report…
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What's expected to get more and less expensive under Trump or Harris
BI unpacks how the prices of everything from groceries to gas will change under both presidential c…
Ayelet Sheffey,Brent D. Griff…
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8 million student-loan borrowers struggling to afford key long-term expenses could get debt cancellation through a new Biden proposal
The Education Department released its proposal to get student-debt relief to borrowers facing finan…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Natural disasters are making it harder for you to insure your home — and costing homeowners thousands
The fingerprints of the climate crisis and its economic costs are all over rising insurance premium…
Dan Latu
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The vicious cycle of homeowners insurance: It's increasingly expensive to protect homes in the disaster-prone areas that need it most
As disaster risks grow in vulnerable areas, insurers are pulling back from offering the kinds of co…
Dan Latu
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Homeowners living in dome-shaped houses say they protect against natural disasters and save them money on bills
The eclectic homes also tend to cost about the same as a traditional home of comparable size, or ev…
Katie Hawkinson
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Bad weather, natural disasters, and disease are hobbling crops right now. Here's how the food commodity markets are responding.
Orange juice futures, cacao beans, and rice have hit all-time highs of late – while Chinese pork ha…
Joseph Wilkins
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America spent $145 billion on damaged homes after 20 climate events in 2021 — it will only get more expensive
Homeowners who live through natural disasters struggle to afford repairs, and are more likely to fa…
Alcynna Lloyd
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The housing market is so unaffordable that a record share of homebuyers are looking to relocate to cheaper cities despite rising natural disaster risks
A record one-quarter of house hunters are looking to relocate as high mortgage rates push Americans…
Phil Rosen
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An influx of natural disasters and rising storm-recovery costs means Americans will have to pay pricier utility bills for decades
"Different customer groups are going to be paying over time," Joseph Fichera, CEO of financial advi…
Jordan Hart
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4 key things that will keep getting more expensive even as inflation cools
Don't be fooled by the latest inflation data. Due to the climate crisis, your energy bills, groceri…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A 'Black Swan' investor warns of the biggest debt bubble in history - and predicts the Fed's efforts will end in disaster
Universa's Mark Spitznagel says Treasuries don't offer the best protection for investors, and portf…
Theron Mohamed
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As Hawaii mourns its dead, 'disaster vultures' are swooping in to make a quick buck
After Hurricane Ian struck Florida, disaster investors swooped in to prey on vulnerable families an…
Anthony DiMauro
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Future Florida homebuyers face increasing costs and greater exposure to natural disasters, which could devastate residents and the state's booming real estate market
Despite the frequency of major natural disasters, thousands of Americans have moved to Florida. It …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Makoto Shinkai is a disaster auteur, back with his latest film 'Suzume' and respectfully, he's 'a little exhausted' by the Miyazaki comparisons
Makoto Shinkai is best known for his 2016 smash hit "Your Name," and his other most recent films "W…
Palmer Haasch
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Ted Cruz accused JD Vance of empowering 'the radical Green Movement' by aligning with Democrats on a bill to prevent rail disasters like the East Palestine crash
Vance's bill orders the Department of Transportation to require more rigorous safety inspections an…
Ethan Dodd
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Nuclear power could transform the US energy grid — but decades of roadblocks and rising prices are standing in the way
Experts say relying more nuclear power could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, especially as t…