NEW YORK — Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent toward its worst day since July, while the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.8 percent. The weakness for tech stocks was so overwhelming that it masked strength for the rest of the market, where the majority of U.S. stocks actually rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down only a modest 0.2 percent, or 113 points, as of 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. AI-related stocks have become shaky on worries that their boom may be under threat because of how expensive it’s become to borrow money to build data centers and buy more AI chips. Concerns also remain that their prices shot too high following a yearslong frenzy, even though companies in the industry continue to report growth. Lam Research, whose equipment and services help make semiconductors, reported gains in profit and revenue for the summer that were slightly stronger than analysts expected, for example. Usual
NEW YORK — Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent toward its worst day since July, while the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.8 percent. The weakness for tech stocks was so overwhelming that it masked strength for the rest of the market, where the majority of U.S. stocks actually rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down only a modest 0.2 percent, or 113 points, as of 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. AI-related stocks have become shaky on worries that their boom may be under threat because of how expensive it’s become to borrow money to build data centers and buy more AI chips. Concerns also remain that their prices shot too high following a yearslong frenzy, even though companies in the industry continue to report growth. Lam Research, whose equipment and services help make semiconductors, reported gains in profit and revenue for the summer that were slightly stronger than analysts expected, for example. Usual
O Governo aprovou esta quinta-feira, em Conselho de Ministros, um decreto-lei que regula as novas regras destinadas a desbloquear a separação das heranças indivisas entre herdeiros, anunciou o ministro da Presidência, António Leitão Amaro. O decreto-lei dá sequência à lei, aprovada no parlamento, em julho, em votação final global, pelo PSD, CDS-PP, PS, IL e JPP, que autorizo o executivo de Luís Montenegro a criar um processo especial de venda dos imóveis indivisos e a alterar o Código Civil e o Código de Processo Civil. “Quando há dificuldade de acesso à habitação por falta de casas, ter tantas casas vazias
Com novo álbum acabado de sair, os Fontaines D.C. inauguraram a digressão europeia em Lisboa esta quarta-feira, 21 de outubro. E os fãs dos irlandeses mostraram ter feito o trabalho de casa: as canções do recente "Dopamine Chamber" estavam na...
Expresos políticos cubanos advirtieron que cualquier negociación para una transición política debe ocurrir después de liberar a los prisioneros políticos en Cuba
El actor Tom Skerritt, ganador de un premio Emmy y conocido por sus papeles en Top Gun y Picket Fences, ha fallecido a los 93 años por causas naturales, según ha informado este jueves su familia en un comunicado al que ha tenido acceso la agencia Associated Press. Su muerte se produjo este miércoles. "Estamos desconsolados por su pérdida", reza el texto.
"Si bien el mundo conoció a Tom por su destacada carrera como actor, nosotros lo conocimos por su humor, curiosidad, sabiduría, generosidad y el amor que trajo a nuestras vidas. Le importaban profundamente la imaginación, la creatividad, la narración de historias, el servicio a la comunidad, los veteranos, la naturaleza y ayudar a otros a encontrar y compartir sus propias voces", reza la nota.
Skerritt fue nominado dos veces al Emmy, ambas por Picket Fences, y ganó el premio al mejor actor principal en una serie dramática en 1993. Otros momentos destacados de su carrera incluyen su papel como el paciente esposo de Shirley MacLaine en Turning Point, el esposo de Sally Field en Steel Magnolias y un oportunista intrigante que se interpone en el camino del intento de Jodie Foster de comunicarse con vida extraterrestre en Contact.
"Un escritor me describió una vez como un actor de carácter atrapado en el cuerpo de un protagonista, y siempre me ha encantado. Es un halago muy bonito. He podido moverme con soltura entre la televisión y el cine", declaró Skerritt al Seattle Post-Intelligencer en 1997.
En el escenario, fue el narrador en Our Town en el Intiman Theatre de Seattle en 2004 e hizo su debut en Broadway en 2013 en una adaptación de A Time to Kill de John Grisham.
Health insurance costs have soared for workers and employers.
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Workers on family health insurance plans paid $7,471 for premiums in 2026, a 9% increase from 2025.
Costs are even higher at smaller businesses: Workers there pay nearly $10,000 for family premiums.
Rising premiums have outpaced wage growth, and are only expected to increase more in 2027.
It's costing families nearly $7,500 a year for health insurance — and more increases are looming.
A 2026 health benefits survey from KFF found that workers on a family plan paid an average of $7,471 a year in premiums — a 9% increase from 2025. And that's just the worker contribution — when accounting for employer contributions, family plan premiums totaled $28,303 in 2026, a roughly 5% increase from 2025.
That's a hefty price for both workers and their employers, and even more acute for workers at smaller businesses: KFF's survey found that at firms with fewer than 200 employees, they paid nearly $10,000 toward family premiums in 2026. Smaller firms are often more beholden to insurance companies, since they don't wield the same bargaining power as larger firms.
Mounting health costs might be part of why consumers feel so gloomy: As wages have increased, insurance premiums have risen even faster. While wages increased 3.7% year-over-year for workers — which might look like a nice pay bump on paper — worker-paid premiums outpaced that salary growth, rising by 9%.
And over the past few years, how much workers pay for health plans has eaten up a larger share of their household income. For workers across all firms, their premium costs amounted to nearly 8% of real household median income in 2025.
Are you worried about rising health insurance costs, or already paying thousands out of pocket? Share your story with this reporter at jkaplan@businessinsider.com.
All of that comes as employers and workers brace for open enrollment season, and more hikes loom: An analysis from PricewaterhouseCoopers, based on a survey of health plan actuaries, projects that commercial healthcare group costs will rise by 9% in 2027. Similarly, Aon, an insurance management firm, found that employer healthcare costs are projected to climb by 9.5% next year without any cost mitigation measures — meaning before firms figure out how to pass some of those mounting costs on to their workers.
For workers and firms, that means a tighter financial squeeze: Companies are paying more to cover their workers, but costs are likely still outpacing wages. At the same time, firms might not be able to provide higher wages as care costs climb. It means that everyone is paying more, and nobody's feeling good about it: An Ipsos/Axios poll found that 69% of Americans say a 10% increase would negatively impact their household finances, with 30% saying it would have a major negative impact.
Os dois autarcas, eleitos pelo PS, limitaram a circulação de camiões na estrada de acesso ao aterro de Sobrado em 2020. Estão os dois “chocados”. Empresas afetadas falam em prejuízos superiores a 1,5 milhões de euros. O atual e o ex-presidente da Câmara de Valongo, Paulo Esteves Ferreira e José Manuel Ribeiro, respetivamente, foram esta quinta-feira condenados à perda de mandato por abuso de poder, por limitarem a circulação de camiões na estrada de acesso ao aterro de Sobrado em 2020. O Tribunal de Valongo condenou ainda os dois autarcas, eleitos pelo PS, ao pagamento de 100 dias de multa,
Más de 130 expresos políticos cubanos presentaron en Miami un documento en el que respaldan una salida negociada a la crisis en la isla, pero advierten que no aceptarán ningún acuerdo que garantice la continuidad del régimen comunista de La Habana.
O TSE (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral) negou nesta quinta-feira (22) o pedido do candidato à Presidência Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) para suspender o envio de mensagens do governo do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), pelo WhatsApp, durante as eleições.
Na ação apresentada à Corte, Flávio acusa o adversário de utilizar a estrutura pública para favorecer a campanha à reeleição.
O corregedor-geral da Justiça Eleitoral, ministro Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, relator do caso, considerou, porém, que a solicitação teria alcance excessivo e poderia interromper comunicações de utilidade pública, inclusive orientações sobre saúde, benefícios e proteção de pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade.
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Flávio questionava mensagens sobre programas e serviços, como Bolsa Família, Farmácia Popular e prova de vida do INSS. Além da suspensão dos envios, pediu a retirada da marca e do slogan “União e Reconstrução” das contas oficiais, a apresentação de documentos e a preservação de registros digitais.
Na decisão, Cueva avaliou que, em análise preliminar, as mensagens apresentadas têm conteúdo aparentemente informativo, sem referências a candidaturas, pedidos de voto ou manifestações de apoio eleitoral.
O ministro citou, como exemplo, uma comunicação sobre o Disque 100, canal destinado a denúncias de violações de direitos humanos.
“A legislação eleitoral não impõe a paralisação dos serviços públicos nem impede a transmissão de informações necessárias à sua execução”, destacou.
Cueva também negou os pedidos de retirada da marca e do slogan do governo, de apresentação de autorizações e de requisição imediata de documentos. Quanto à preservação dos registros digitais, concedeu prazo de 48 horas para que Flávio especifique quais dados pretende conservar e quem deverá ser responsável pela medida.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions rise over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days before a close election in Israel in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose power, and before next month’s U.S. midterm election in which war-linked high prices have sparked voter anger, there are concerns that U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran could resume. “Netanyahu wants to attack Iran, that’s not even a question,” Danny Citrinowicz, a researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and a former Iran specialist in Israel’s military and intelligence services, told The Associated Press. He accused Israel of rushing into another round with Iran without revamping its strategy. A clear Netanyahu victory in the Oct. 27 election means an attack is almost guaranteed, he said. Main opposition candidates are likely to focus on domestic issues first, but Citrinowicz said he believed the region is on
TEL AVIV, Israel — Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions rise over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days before a close election in Israel in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose power, and before next month’s U.S. midterm election in which war-linked high prices have sparked voter anger, there are concerns that U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran could resume. “Netanyahu wants to attack Iran, that’s not even a question,” Danny Citrinowicz, a researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and a former Iran specialist in Israel’s military and intelligence services, told The Associated Press. He accused Israel of rushing into another round with Iran without revamping its strategy. A clear Netanyahu victory in the Oct. 27 election means an attack is almost guaranteed, he said. Main opposition candidates are likely to focus on domestic issues first, but Citrinowicz said he believed the region is on
The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday. It's the latest dose of bad news for coral reefs, which are critical sources for seafood and tourism and often serve as buffers from coastal erosion and storms. Sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea,” they have some of the world’s richest biodiversity. They support a quarter of marine species as well as coastal communities and businesses. Some 96 percent of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered and could disappear by 2075, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on the sidelines of a U.N. biodiversity conference in Albania. Most of the world’s famous reef systems — including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System and the Red Sea coral reefs — are all critically endangered, the highest level of threat. “The risk of coral reef collapse i
The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a global assessment released Thursday. It's the latest dose of bad news for coral reefs, which are critical sources for seafood and tourism and often serve as buffers from coastal erosion and storms. Sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea,” they have some of the world’s richest biodiversity. They support a quarter of marine species as well as coastal communities and businesses. Some 96 percent of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered and could disappear by 2075, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on the sidelines of a U.N. biodiversity conference in Albania. Most of the world’s famous reef systems — including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System and the Red Sea coral reefs — are all critically endangered, the highest level of threat. “The risk of coral reef collapse i
WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday highlighted the potential for greater shipbuilding cooperation between Seoul and Washington following a visit to a shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. "By combining American and Korean expertise, we can strengthen our shipbuilding industries, drive innovation and create new opportunities for workers in both countries," she wrote in a post on social media platform X after visiting the Geoje shipyard, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul. She thanked Samsung Heavy Industries, the world's fifth-largest shipbuilder in terms of its existing orders, for welcoming her and for sharing the company's vision for shipbuilding cooperation. The remarks come amid South Korea's broader efforts to revive the U.S. shipbuilding industry under the MASGA, or "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again," initiative. Earlier this year, Samsung Heavy Industries established a research center in San Diego to support the South Korea-U.S. initiative. The SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center, jointly launched with San Diego State Universit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday highlighted the potential for greater shipbuilding cooperation between Seoul and Washington following a visit to a shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. "By combining American and Korean expertise, we can strengthen our shipbuilding industries, drive innovation and create new opportunities for workers in both countries," she wrote in a post on social media platform X after visiting the Geoje shipyard, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul. She thanked Samsung Heavy Industries, the world's fifth-largest shipbuilder in terms of its existing orders, for welcoming her and for sharing the company's vision for shipbuilding cooperation. The remarks come amid South Korea's broader efforts to revive the U.S. shipbuilding industry under the MASGA, or "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again," initiative. Earlier this year, Samsung Heavy Industries established a research center in San Diego to support the South Korea-U.S. initiative. The SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center, jointly launched with San Diego State Universit
LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% of websites globally. Many government sites appeared to be functioning normally Thursday, but outages or limited service continued while security work was under way. The FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday that the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, which powers websites and web applications. That raised the risk of sensitive data and networks being compromised, said the agency, which recommended that operators take websites offline if they can’t update them immediately. Cybersecurity experts who spoke to the Associated Press said the impact of the vulnerabilities discovered would have ripple effects for some time but said governments were following cyber best practice by taking down websites while they were patched. Limited disruptions on government websites In Britain, some “limited” government services may temporarily be of
LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% of websites globally. Many government sites appeared to be functioning normally Thursday, but outages or limited service continued while security work was under way. The FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday that the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, which powers websites and web applications. That raised the risk of sensitive data and networks being compromised, said the agency, which recommended that operators take websites offline if they can’t update them immediately. Cybersecurity experts who spoke to the Associated Press said the impact of the vulnerabilities discovered would have ripple effects for some time but said governments were following cyber best practice by taking down websites while they were patched. Limited disruptions on government websites In Britain, some “limited” government services may temporarily be of
The language that's known as the backbone of the internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most notable vulnerabilities in recent memory. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is geared towards web development, and thus, it powers the vast majority of websites across the world. When the organization behind the language and the FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday of significant vulnerabilities in the language , government agencies, corporations and other organizations were sent into a flurry. The episode also highlights how artificial intelligence is changing the game when it comes to web security. Here's what to make of the discovery of the vulnerabilities and the fallout. The vulnerabilities opened sites to a host of potential security concerns The official website for PHP and several other organizations and agencies released security advisories Wednesday urging PHP users to patch two critical vulnerabilities or shut down their sites if they couldn’t update them immediately. The PHP Foundation, which works to provide transparency and ac
The language that's known as the backbone of the internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most notable vulnerabilities in recent memory. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is geared towards web development, and thus, it powers the vast majority of websites across the world. When the organization behind the language and the FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday of significant vulnerabilities in the language , government agencies, corporations and other organizations were sent into a flurry. The episode also highlights how artificial intelligence is changing the game when it comes to web security. Here's what to make of the discovery of the vulnerabilities and the fallout. The vulnerabilities opened sites to a host of potential security concerns The official website for PHP and several other organizations and agencies released security advisories Wednesday urging PHP users to patch two critical vulnerabilities or shut down their sites if they couldn’t update them immediately. The PHP Foundation, which works to provide transparency and ac
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