It’s as simple as this: as long-term interest rates continue moving higher, virtually every important piece of financial math gets worse, all at the same time. The discount rate used to value stocks rises, which makes future earnings worth less today. Mortgages get more expensive. Corporate borrowing gets more expensive. Private equity deals and private […]
Cost of living continues to be one of the most powerful forces shaping where Americans choose to move. In 2025, the relationship between affordability and migration was especially clear: states that offered lower everyday expenses consistently attracted more new residents on a per-capita basis. Oklahoma, Mississippi, and West Virginia rank as the three least expensive […]
Source: The consumer price index rose 3.4% last month compared with a year ago, the Labor Department said Friday, the same as in July. But on a monthly basis, inflation quickened, as costs jumped 0.4% from July to August, up from an increase of just 0.1% the previous month. U.S. inflation accelerated last month as […]
New research continues to affirm the prognostic utility of the coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)-derived perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) score in assessing cardiovascular risks for patients without common risk factors such as smoking history, obesity, hypertension and diabetes. What CCTA-Based AI Detection of Coronary Inflammation May Reveal About Patients with No Traditional CV Risk […]
Source: It’s Mostly the Hospital Prices, Stupid https://rickriley.substack.com/p/its-mostly-the-hospital-prices-stupid Yikes.
