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With the tax-free money in a health savings account, a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop. Those same dollars can’t be used, though, to pay for most baby formulas, toothbrushes — or insurance premiums. President Donald Trump and some Republicans are pitching the accounts as an alternative to expiring enhanced federal subsidies that have lowered insurance premium payments for most Americans with Affordable Care Act coverage. But legal limits on how HSAs can and can’t be used are prompting doubts that expanding their use would…

I don’t have a resolution to the debate, but I have an insight, regarding per capita series (which is different from aggregate statistics used to determine a recession), summarized in a couple graphs. Figure 1: Real consumption per capita, in Ch.2017$ SAAR (blue, left log scale), and U.Michigan Consumer Sentiment (tan, right scale). FRED population series POPTHM used to calculate per capita consumption. December Sentiment in preliminary. Source: BEA via FRED, U.Michigan Survey of Consumers, and author’s calculations. Note that not only has consumption per capita flatlined, per capita real retail sales is now below November 2024…

Serie A7:45 PMDecember 8, 2025Regular Season – 14Olympic Stadium Grande TorinoReferee: Daniele Chiffi, Italy Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Torino World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 AC Milan World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.98Expected goals (xG)1.91-1.00Goals Prevented-1.00Passing242 (78%)Accurate passes495 (90%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 81 G Franco Israel 6.9 23 D Saul Coco 6.7 13 D Guillermo Maripan 6.2 61 D Adrien Tameze 5.9 20 M Valentino Lazaro 53′ Holding 7.2 14…

The New York Knicks visit Toronto to face the Raptors on Tuesday, December 9, at 8:30 PM ET at Scotiabank Arena in an NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup. The Knicks ride a three-game winning streak at 16–7, while the Raptors have lost three straight, holding a 15–10 record. New York will be without Pacome Dadiet, Miles […] The post Knicks vs. Raptors injury report for Tuesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

The drive for government-funded child care policies is gaining momentum. New Mexico has become the first state to guarantee child care for all residents. In New York City, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made child care a central promise of his campaignand New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has expressed her support, although the specifics of a viable plan remain unclear. It is not surprising that a growing number of elected officials are turning their attention to child care. At a time when more Americans are worried about affordability—from housing to education—the cost of paying a person or facility to care for children…

by Calculated Risk on 12/08/2025 07:43:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Start Week Near 3 Month HighsBoth stocks and bonds lost ground on Monday. This pushed mortgage rates up near their highest levels in just over 3 months (because mortgages are based on bond prices). To put the 3-month highs in perspective, today’s rates are right in line with those seen 2 weeks ago. [30 year fixed 6.36%]emphasis added Tuesday: • At 6:00 AM ET, NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for November.• At 10:00 AM, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for October from the…

Barcelona v Eintracht Frankfurt team news Defender Ronald Araujo is suspended for Barcelona. Gavi is out with a knee issue, as is fellow midfielder Dani Olmo with a shoulder problem. Midfielders Mark Casado, Frenkie de Jong, Fermín Lopez and Lamine Yamal will miss the trip to Slavia Prague on September 21 if they are booked. Frankfurt are missing forward Jonathan Burkardt with a calf injury, while forward Michy Batshuayi is a doubt with a muscular concern. Barcelona v Frankfurt predicted starting lineups Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Bald; Eric Garcia, Pedri; Yamal lamina,…

Bratislava – The tripartite unanimously approved the draft law on equal pay for men and women. This was stated on Monday after the meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the Slovak Republic by the Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic Erik Tomáš (Hlas-SD). According to him, the law on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women for equal work or for work of equal value transposes into Slovak law the relevant regulation of the European Union. “The tripartite unanimously approved the new law on equal pay for men…

0:37Intro. [Recording date: November 11, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is November 11th, 2025, and my guest is economist and author, William Easterly. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at New York University. His latest book is Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest, which is the subject of today’s conversation.This is Bill’s fourth appearance on the program. He was last here in June of 2014–very long time ago–talking about the tyranny of experts. Bill, welcome back to EconTalk.William Easterly: Thank you, Russ. Pleasure to be here.1:11Russ Roberts: The central idea of this book is captured in its title. It’s a…

Premier League8:00 PMDecember 8, 2025Regular Season – 15Molineux StadiumReferee: Michael Salisbury, England Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Wolves World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Manchester United World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.41Expected goals (xG)4.10Passing205 (72%)Accurate passes452 (85%) Turn off spoiler to view match events Coach Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira Coach Ruben Filipe Marques Diogo Amorim Premier League Standings – Premier LeagueTotalHomeAwayQualification/RelegationPromotion – Champions League (League phase: )Promotion – Europa League (League phase: )Relegation…