Medicare's Part B premium will rise to $202.90 in 2026, a 9.7% increase, due to projected price changes and utilization. Medicare aims to reduce spending on skin substitutes to offset costs.
Favorable reaction to endorsements by governments and world financial leaders might have run its course. Sharply higher prices and expectations for further increases were likely overdone.
China’s ascent is slowing as debt, demographics, and crisis reshape its trajectory—mirroring America’s decline and intensifying the struggle for global power in a shifting multipolar world.
JP Morgan Asset Management's Bob Michele says the U.S. economy is ending the year on strong footing, with companies and consumers handling tariffs better than expected and a Federal Reserve rate cut potentially adding momentum heading into 2026.
The apex cryptocurrency declined 5.3% to $89,976.61 at the time of writing, according to CoinMarketCap data, while Ethereum fell 5.4% to $3,006.10 and XRP was down 4% to $2.16.
Google has asked a Delaware court to dismiss Robby Starbuck's lawsuit accusing its AI of defamation, arguing he intentionally prompted hallucinated statements and failed to show anyone was actually misled.
An influential cryptocurrency analyst predicted Monday when Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is likely to hit its bottom, even as the leading cryptocurrency crashed below $90,000
Nasdaq 100 sits at a decisive inflection point as Elliott Wave counts strain, negative gamma pressures build, and volatility rises. With tight liquidity and Nvidia earnings ahead, the index could break sharply depending on this week’s catalysts.
