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North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026

A settlement has been reached by North Carolina's Insurance Department and the industry that sells homeowner policies. The agreement announced Friday would raise base rates for premiums on average by about 15% by mid-2026. In early 2024, the North Carolina Ra…

Associated Press (apnews.com) • Published 56 hours ago (trending 27 hours ago)

5 major lenders providing mortgage relief to residents affected by wildfires

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday that five of America’s biggest financial institutions will be providing mortgage relief to residents affected by the Southern California wildfires. Newsom’s office announced that the commitments were made by Bank of Amer…

KTLA Los Angeles (ktla.com) • Published 55 hours ago (trending 27 hours ago)

Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million sold at Florida Publix

A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Publix in Florida on Friday.

WPLG Local 10 (www.local10.com) • Published 55 hours ago (trending 27 hours ago)

SEC charges against Elon Musk rocked Wall Street — but is the tech CEO a victim of lawfare?

As a CEO of a public company, there are certain things you need to know from day one.

New York Post (nypost.com) • Published 52 hours ago (trending 27 hours ago)

Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok

With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home. CNBC first reported

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) • Published 52 hours ago (trending 27 hours ago)

Popular payment app agrees to pay up to $255 million over fraud allegations

Popular peer-to-peer payment service Cash App settles fraud claims for up to $255 million.

San Francisco Chronicle (www.sfchronicle.com) • Published 68 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Commissioner Causey negotiates settlement on Rate Bureau’s homeowners’ insurance request

Average rate increase is 7.5% in 2025 and in 2026, increases smaller in our region Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that the N.C. Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispu…

Outerbanksvoice.com (www.outerbanksvoice.com) • Published 64 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Elon Musk Reportedly Emerges As a Potential Intel Buyer, Involving Qualcomm & Global Foundries In This Blockbuster Deal

It's a wild rumor, but Elon Musk could play a part in Intel's acquisition, as the report by SemiAnalysis has mentioned him as a buyer.

Wccftech (wccftech.com) • Published 62 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

It’s Time To Buy Bonds—Here’s Why. And How.

These 25 Best Buy bond funds deliver the features you select at a price you can't beat.

Forbes (www.forbes.com) • Published 62 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack

School workers say they resorted to crowdsourcing help among each other following PowerSchool's breach, fueled by solidarity and the slow response from PowerSchool.

TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) • Published 61 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Catching a movie on National Popcorn Day? These are the deals you can take advantage of

National Popcorn Day deals include half off popcorn, free popcorn, size upgrades and even all-you-can eat popcorn at participating theaters.

USA Today (www.usatoday.com) • Published 61 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Mark Zuckerberg Grovels for Dissing Sheryl Sandberg to Trump

The Meta multibillionaire CEO attempted to clean up his mess with a flattering post about Sandberg that fell flat.

Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com) • Published 60 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Trump launched a meme coin and it became worth $32 billion overnight

Companies associated with the president-elect own as much as 80% of the supply.

Axios (www.axios.com) • Published 56 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Justice Department sues Walgreens over alleged unlawful opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions across the country since 2012.

The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com) • Published 55 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

FAIR Plan has $5 billion in LA wildfire exposure vs. $5.78 billion reinsurance

"The FAIR Plan, a not-for-profit catastrophe insurer, has the payment mechanisms in place to ensure all covered claims will be paid."

Fortune (fortune.com) • Published 54 hours ago (trending 29 hours ago)

Exxon Mobil and Chevron Megadeals Are Cleared of FTC Antitrust Concerns

Pioneer Natural Resources’ former CEO and Hess’s CEO are barred from serving on the oil companies’ boards

The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com) • Published 3 days ago

Stock-market rally depends on answer to this ‘real question’ about bond yields

Expensive stocks and volatile Treasury yields make investors jittery as Donald Trump prepares to return to White House

MarketWatch (www.marketwatch.com) • Published 61 hours ago (trending 31 hours ago)

OpenAI's Altman responds to Dem letter demanding he explain Trump donation

"Funny, they never sent me one of these for contributing to democrats."

Axios (www.axios.com) • Published 59 hours ago (trending 31 hours ago)

‘Genshin Impact’ Must Pay $20 Million For Misleading Players About Gacha Spending

Genshin Impact remains one of the most popular gacha games in the world, constantly adding new regions and characters, but now they’ve run afoul of the FTC

Forbes (www.forbes.com) • Published 59 hours ago (trending 31 hours ago)

Donald Trump appears to have launched a meme coin

Posts to Donald Trump’s social media accounts announced a new meme coin just days before his inauguration, after which he’s expected to issue crypto-friendly orders.

The Verge (www.theverge.com) • Published 58 hours ago (trending 31 hours ago)