This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christina Jones, a 57-year-old in Philadelphia. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Although I didn’t expect to be laid off from my business analyst role at United Healthcare last year, after 15 years at the company, I wasn’t shocked. Layoffs are the nature of the…
China June exports growth set to cool, but AI demand underpins overall strength
Required initial margin (IM) held at 25 central counterparties (CCPs) climbed 9.2% to $1.4 trillion in the first quarter, its highest level on record. The largest increase came in unnetted client accounts, where IM rose 11.9% to $657.2 billion. House accounts increased 7.5% to $596.8 billion, while netted client accounts dropped 1% to $137 billion….
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MUNICH, July 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — During the Intersolar Europe 2026 exhibition, Sungrow and TÜV Rheinland jointly launched the world’s first quantitative long-term reliability standards for PV inverters, including 2 PfG 3325 Reliability test qualification for IGBT modules in photovoltaic power systems and power electronic converter systems and 2 PfG 3328 – Part 2 Specifications for…
This article was written by Follow I’m a long-term investor focused on U.S. and European equities, with a dual emphasis on undervalued growth stocks and high-quality dividend growers. Through years of experience, I’ve learned that sustained profitability—evident in strong margins, stable and expanding free cash flow, and high returns on invested capital—is a more reliable…
Ponce Financial Group Remains Compelling Even After Its Impressive Rise
Today’s average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.715%, essentially unchanged from 6.716% yesterday, according to Zillow data provided to U.S. News. For refinancing mortgages, today’s 30-year rate is 6.801%, and the current 15-year rate is 5.796%. Rates drifted upward after the June Federal Reserve meeting – not because the central bank held…
Reemerging inflation and stubbornly high interest rates — paired with shifting consumer preferences — are driving a surge in corporate bankruptcy filings, resulting in widespread real estate portfolio cullings and restructurings. Bisnow/created with ChatGPT Total U.S. bankruptcy filings over the 12 months ending in March rose by 62,000 to 591,850, a nearly 12% increase year-over-year, according…
The house I currently live in was built on the outskirts of Milwaukee in 1941–which means it does not have central air-conditioning. In the ten years we’ve lived here, the lack of A/C has only bothered us for about two weeks every August. We can power through those hot, sticky days with window air conditioners…