The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is notifying almost 950,000 Medicare beneficiaries that their personally identifiable information was compromised in late May 2023. In a press release, CMS reported details of the situation. Here’s a Readers Digest summary. In May 2023, Wisconsin Physicians Service identified a vulnerability in its…

Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, leaving demand essentially flat in the stagnant housing market. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage surged to 6.72% from last week’s reading of 6.54%. The average rate on a…

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call October 31, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeffrey Sanfilippo – Chief Executive OfficeFrank Pellegrino – Chief Financial Officer Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the John B. Sanfilippo & Son First Quarter…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The top commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards issued a stark warning to Israel on Thursday, vowing that Tehran would deliver a harsh response to last week’s Israeli strikes on the Islamic…

2025 Medicare Changes Every year there are changes to Medicare Advantage Plans and Social Security. Most years the changes are not dramatic. But this year the change in your Medicare Advantage plan may be dramatic. If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, do not assume that your plan will remain…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Starbucks plans to end price mark-ups for adding non-dairy milk to lattes and cappuccinos served in its US and Canadian cafés, as new chief executive Brian Niccol attempts to stem a sharp…

Most economists who had to describe healthy, stable growth would end up largely describing today’s GDP numbers. The economy expanded at an annual inflation-adjusted rate of 2.8% in the third quarter of 2024, after expanding at 3.0% in the previous quarter. Outside of volatile inventory build ups, economic growth actually…

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Earnings season is in full swing, with Alphabet the biggest name reporting today. As the election campaign reaches its final stages, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be speaking. Alphabet: The Google parent will kick-off this week’s Big Tech earnings. Analysts expect growth in search to decelerate and possible…