The Hill

How to raise birth rates is the wrong question: Here’s what we should be asking

As a demographer who studies American childbearing decision-making and behaviors, I’m increasingly being pulled into the near-constant discourse on how to raise birth rates, spurred by the record low ...
CNBC

Alphabet boosts debt sale again as total raise exceeds $30 billion, sources say

Alphabet's debt sale is set to top $30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company increased the size of the offering, which had been expected to land at $20 billion, as ...
Government Executive

Dem lawmakers propose 4.1% raise for feds in 2027

Democrats in both chambers of Congress on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would provide civilian federal employees with a 4.1% average pay increase in 2027. The Federal Adjustment of Income ...
Seeking Alpha

Oracle plans massive $50B debt-and-equity raise; shares up

Oracle (ORCL) on Sunday said it expects to raise $45B to $50B in 2026 to build additional capacity for its cloud infrastructure business. Shares in the software company rebounded to gain 4% after ...
The Conversation

Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink

Clare Collins AO is a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, NSW and a Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) affiliated researcher. She is a National Health ...
Reuters

Oracle says it plans to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity this year

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Oracle (ORCL.N), opens new tab expects to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in 2026 to build additional ‌capacity for its cloud infrastructure, the software company said on Sunday.
The New York Times

OpenAI in Talks to Raise as Much as $100 Billion

OpenAI’s discussions with Microsoft, Nvidia, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and others could value it at $750 billion or more. By Cade Metz and Karen Weise Cade Metz reported from San Francisco ...
TechCrunch

Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B

Anthropic has doubled the amount of VC funding it aims to raise, the FT reports, increasing the target from $10 billion to $20 billion. The round, expected to close soon, will give the company a ...
New York Post

Why you’ll get a ‘peanut butter raise’ this year: What it means and how much to expect?

Your raise might look a little nutty in 2026. According to new research, 44% of companies plan on or are considering using “peanut butter”-style increases, choosing to spread pay increases evenly ...
CBS News

Why you might get a "peanut butter"-style pay raise in 2026

Your 2026 pay raise could be a "peanut-butter"-style increase, with new research from compensation expert Payscale finding more than four in 10 companies are opting to give identical, across-the-board ...
Healthline

Drugmakers Raise Prices on 350 Medications Amid Pressure to Cut Costs

Share on Pinterest U.S. drug manufacturers are expected to raise prices on at least 350 prescription medications. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A new report states that U.S. drugmakers will increase ...