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The pace of rising home insurance premiums continued to moderate in the first half of 2026, as the share of homeowners who saw lower policy renewal rates rose, according to an industry analysis published Thursday. Premiums for new policies were 5.9% higher than the first half of 2025, down from 8.1% growth a year ago…

For years, humanoid robots were little more than technology demonstrations. They could walk, wave, and occasionally pick up a box, but commercial deployment remained years away. That’s changing. Several of the world’s largest tech companies are now investing billions of dollars to commercialize humanoid robots for factories, warehouses, and eventually homes. Morgan Stanley estimates the…

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 12 2026 | 7:37 PM IST The advertising and publicity expenses of life insurance companies declined in 2025-26 (FY26) compared to FY25, owing to a drop in these expenses of private life insurers.   According to experts, private life insurers cut their expenses post the goods…

PulteGroup saw earnings fall again in the second quarter, reflecting a housing market constrained by high mortgage rates and affordability issues. Processing Content The homebuilder posted net income of $472 million, or $2.48 per share, down from $608 million, or $3.03 per share, in the second quarter of last year but still more than analysts…

Representative image | Illustration: Binay Sinha 1 min read Last Updated : Jul 31 2026 | 9:01 PM IST Domestic banks raised rates on fresh term deposits in June, while borrowing costs on new loans edged higher, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.   The weighted average domestic term deposit…

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