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Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A healthcare technology startup is tackling one of skilled nursing‘s most persistent operational challenges: the admissions bottleneck. ExaCare AI on Oct. 16 announced a $30 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners. The New York City-based company serves 1,500 facilities nationwide, including major operators like National Healthcare Associates, Journey Healthcare, Ignite Medical Resorts, Monarch Healthcare Management, and Majestic Care. ExaCare AI said the fresh capital will accelerate product development, expand engineering resources, and strengthen customer support operations across the industry. Don’t…

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As the Q3 earnings season begins, investors will focus more on actual financial results and how companies are performing. At the same time, uncertainty remains in the broader economy, with issues like a possible US government shutdown or China-US trade tensions.For investors, this means looking for companies that consistently deliver strong results and are likely to report solid Q3 numbers.In practical terms, these are profitable companies that have healthy margins and show strong growth in both sales and earnings.Since it is impossible to review thousands of stocks individually, investors need a simple way to find the best opportunities.Investing.com’s ’Profitable Expansions’…

Garmin is very popular with those who enjoy outdoor activities, appleaing to multi-sport athletes, outdoor adventurers, and weekend warriors. You can run with a Forerunner 970, hike with a Garmin Instinct 3 or golf with the Approach S70. Garmin offers a sports watch for everyone with a price range from $200 to $1,600.Garmin’s smartwatches stand out with precise location accuracy. Its watches provide health and fitness tracker data for all smartphone owners, with a new Connect Plus subscription option for more insights and guidance on your health and fitness data. The new Garmin Venu X1 is unique with the largest display on a Garmin watch,…

(World Oil)– Brazil’s state-controlled energy company received approval to explore for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, capping a yearslong standoff with environmental regulators Petroleo Brasileiro SA said in a filing Monday that it received permission to drill one exploratory well in the Foz do Amazonas basin. “The drill rig is at the well site and drilling is scheduled to begin immediately, with an estimated duration of five months,” the company said in its filing. The world’s biggest oil companies have salivated for a decade over the prospect of drilling in the area, in deep Atlantic waters off…

Key Takeaways Cape Coral is a travel-friendly retirement destination close to Southwest Florida International Airport, which serves 71 destinations globally. The city has over 400 miles of navigable canals, making water travel and recreation highly accessible. In addition to its travel appeal, Lee County is home to 440 art centers and 1,816 health care establishments. The area has an affordable cost of living, especially in the food and tax categories, where costs are well below typical for the U.S. It’s still best to visit Cape Coral before relocating, particularly given its relatively high FEMA climate risk and rapidly growing population.…

Gold Volatility Spikes to 5-Year High on Haven Demand Cboe Japan Corporate Webpage to be permanently terminated effected from November 2025 Mandy Xu ▬ October 20, 2025 Link to Report: Macro Volatility DigestWHAT STANDS OUT:GLD option volumes hit a record high last week, with over 2.1M contracts trading both Thurs and Fri (almost 5x the YTD ADV), driving GLD 1M implied volatility to a 5-year high of 30% and the 1M implied-realized vol spread to a high of 12.5%. Gold volatility ranks as by far the richest cross-asset vol, trading 4 standard deviations above its long-term average (see chart below).Concerns…

KEY TAKEAWAYS States with higher-ranking Medicare programs generally had plans with better coverage and easier access to providers.Medicare enrollees in the lowest-ranking states had a hard time accessing care due to a lack of transportation, fewer local providers, and increased requirements that delay services.Beneficiaries in rural areas were less likely to have a regular health care provider and spent more on care. Open enrollment for 2026 Medicare plans nationwide began last week, but a new report found that the quality of care Americans experience varies widely depending on where they live. One in five Americans is currently on Medicare, the…

Our September 5 article, The Unsung Hero of Aisle 5: A Tale of Forgotten Change and Compassion at the Supermarket, led to many comments from readers across the country, including this email from “Wyatt,” a grocery store manager in the Midwest:”Your story about forgotten change and kindness has been commented on in blogs by store personnel across the country who, on a daily basis, help families struggling to keep food on the table.”You highlighted an aspect of our lives that is seldom acknowledged by the media. Often, contrary to explicit corporate instructions to toss food that is technically expired —…

Applying for retirement benefits is one of the most important financial decisions you’ll make, impacting your monthly income for decades. This quick, 10-question True or False quiz will test your knowledge of the key rules, eligibility requirements and filing strategies. See if you know the facts about claiming early, delayed credits, earnings limits, and more! Get started and see if you’re truly ready to file.And don’t worry if you miss an answer, you can follow the links below the quiz to brush up on your knowledge.More on Social Security, from the Kiplinger team: From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal…