FirstTeam expands into Kansas, Missouri with KC office

Oil buyers are paying much more to get a barrel of crude oil immediately as the Iran conflict threatens global supplies.

The Middle East conflict overshadows outages in Russia and a ‘massive impact’ on diesel supplies

After a rough couple of years, UnitedHealth Group (UNH +0.45%) has been looking like a good buy again. The company has been stringing together some good quarters, its financials have been improving, and this year, its stock has risen 14% in value, outperforming the S&P 500. It’s a stark turnaround from last year, when it…

Surging 10-year Treasury yields pushed mortgage rates deeper into high-six-percent territory this week — its highest point since the start of 2025 — effectively stalling refinance momentum while leaving purchase-market buyers to navigate a new high-rate environment. Processing Content The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.71% on Sept. 3, the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey…

Hotels and restaurants cannot levy a service charge on your bill without informing you, nor can they treat it as a mandatory payment. “The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has initiated suo motu action against 41 restaurants across the country for violation of consumer rights and adoption of unfair trade practices by levying a service…

Ukraine’s soldiers want drones and robots that can handle more of the flying and driving themselves, letting one operator oversee multiple systems instead of manually controlling each one. Ukraine’s rapidly expanding arsenal of aerial drones and ground robots has become central to its fight against Russia’s larger military. Defense technology companies say they’re increasingly automating…