costs
If you haven’t booked your holiday flights yet, you may want to brace your wallet: Airlines are cutting options and potentially raising fares as oil prices reach new highs.After surging in the spring following the start of the war in Iran, oil prices surged yet again this summer and surpassed…
Ukraine has calculated the average cost of its drone strike missions against Russia, and killing or wounding personnel ranks at the top.The Ukrainian defense ministry said on Monday that, in June, striking a Russian serviceman cost its forces $3,032.Attacking one piece of Russian equipment cost $2,674, while hitting an infrastructure…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Fran Judd, a 76-year-old physical therapist in Sonoma County, California. Judd works full-time to afford care for her brother and daughter with disabilities. Her brother lived in an ADU in her backyard for two years. This interview has been edited for…
Starbucks is pulling back coverage for weight-loss drugs, a reversal that comes as employers’ spending on popular GLP-1 medicines soars.Starting in October, the Seattle-based coffee chain’s health plans will no longer cover GLP-1 medications prescribed for weight loss for benefits-eligible employees, though the drugs may still be covered for other…
