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Home Modifications Iowa has announced Care Partner Camp, a new in-person, interactive program aimed at equipping family caregivers across Iowa with practical skills and support resources. According to a news release from the nonprofit, the initiative aims to respond to growing caregiving demands as families face reduced access to formal support services amid Medicaid funding challenges and workforce shortages. Designed for spouses, adult children and others providing care for aging or disabled loved ones, the program will offer hands-on training, guidance on local resources and strategies to promote caregiver well-being as well as on-site care services for loved ones. Registration…

Abstract The U.S. did not experience large decreases in production or employment during the disinflation of 2022-2024. To put this unusually costless disinflation in context, this article characterizes the behavior of economic variables from more than 100 disinflation episodes in OECD countries. We decompose these episodes into those that successfully reduced inflation over several years, those in which inflation substantially rebounded, and the most recent episodes of 2022-2024. Successful episodes show several differences in comparison to failed episodes, including lower real interest rates and higher stock prices. The recent disinflations of 2022-2024 sometimes resemble successful episodes, but with essentially no…

Golar LNG, a Bermuda-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company, has begun a formal strategic review to examine options that advance its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) expansion and maximise shareholder value. The company’s Board of Directors stated that the evaluation will encompass Golar’s FLNG technology, existing long-term contracts and future growth opportunities. As part of this process, Golar LNG has engaged Goldman Sachs International as its financial adviser. The purpose of the strategic review is to speed up the development of its FLNG projects and increase value for shareholders, according to the company. Potential courses of action under consideration include…

In early trading on Thursday, shares of Atlassian topped the list of the day’s best performing components of the Nasdaq 100 index, trading up 2.1%. Year to date, Atlassian has lost about 58.2% of its value. And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Applovin, trading down 9.5%. Applovin is lower by about 41.4% looking at the year to date performance. Two other components making moves today are Lam Research, trading down 5.3%, and Fortinet, trading up 2.0% on the day. VIDEO: Nasdaq 100 Movers: APP, TEAM The views and opinions expressed herein are the…

An updated edition of the Feb. 3, 2026, article.Financial technology, or fintech, is transforming the global financial landscape by making financial services faster, more accessible and increasingly customer-centric. By integrating finance with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, Big Data and cloud computing, fintech has disrupted traditional banking, payments and investment models around the world.One of fintech’s most meaningful contributions has been its role in advancing financial inclusion. Digital wallets, mobile banking platforms and peer-to-peer lending services have opened the door to financial access for millions of unbanked and underbanked individuals. Cross-border payments, which were once slow, costly and inefficient, are…

Retail investors have loaded up on stocks, which is typical before a bull market peaks.

new video loaded: How Kharg Island May Change the Trajectory of the Iran WarKharg Island exports 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. It has also become a potential U.S. target. Peter Eavis, our Business reporter, examines how the small island in the Persian Gulf has become a strategic target with significant risks.By Peter Eavis, Gilad Thaler, Edward Vega, Lauren Pruitt and Joey SendaydiegoMarch 25, 2026

Investors are waking up to the harsh realities and the financial penalties of a reordered, reactionary world.

Jay Clayton said regulators would likely examine the unusual burst of trading activity early Monday that preceded a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump.”Any move like that in advance of any announcement, the regulators are going to look at,” Clayton, a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” referring to the spike in futures trading minutes before Trump disclosed that the U.S. and Iran had held talks and that planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure would be halted.Clayton, now the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said authorities would…

Whales Control More of DeFi Than You Think(And they’re better at the game.)DeFi sells a powerful narrative: open, permissionless, and fair. Anyone with a wallet can participate. No gatekeepers. No middlemen. Just code.But beneath that ideal lies a quieter reality—one where a relatively small group of high-capital players, known as whales, exert outsized influence over markets, governance, and even protocol design.It’s not exactly a conspiracy. It’s just math… and a lot of money.Who Are the Whales?In traditional finance, they’d be hedge funds, market makers, or ultra-high-net-worth individuals. In DeFi, they’re wallet addresses holding massive amounts of capital—often early adopters, crypto-native…