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Some universities’ tax returns showed that their legal bills had more than doubled. Others reported that their spending on lobbying had risen at least fivefold. By Alan Blinder Alan Blinder has been ...

Business overhead costs are indirect expenses, essential for operations, including rent, utilities, and administrative expenses. They are categorized into fixed, variable, and semi-variable costs, ...

Houlihan Lokey says mortgage vendors are entering a new consolidation phase as regulatory and cybersecurity requirements raise operating costs. Scale is becoming an advantage as lenders prefer ...

Americans have long lamented the high cost of health insurance, and the situation will soon get worse. Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance will go up by another 9 percent in 2026. Public ...

For years, Global Fashion Agenda has used its signature CEO Agenda to push a more ethical fashion system from the boardroom’s highest ranks. Now, as the Danish think tank kicks off another edition of ...

Workers rebuild the attic of a house in Detroit after it was damaged by a fallen tree during a storm. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Premiums for homeowners insurance are ...

Figure is challenging U.S. giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the first-lien mortgage market by using its blockchain platform to cut origination costs by 91%. The firm offers rapid service, with ...

Trucking insurance costs are set to rise again in 2026 as insurer availability shrinks and carriers face mounting pressures. ATRI data show insurance averaged 10.2 cents per mile in 2024, up 3%, after ...

Key senators are already dismissing a renewed attempt by the White House to cap medical research overhead costs, well before they start drafting fiscal 2027 spending bills. Top Republican ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. The Trump administration will not be ...

The legal battle over a proposed rule that would have cost research universities billions has ended with a whimper. The NIH announced the new cap in February 2025, saying it would lead to more ...