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☆ 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall ready to play less than 2 months after shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was activated for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs less than two months after he was shot in the chest. San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan shared the news with reporters Friday, nfl.com reported. He’s been around the guys for a while now, so it’s not like he hasn’t been around, but practicing all week,” Shanahan said, according to the site. A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and second-degree attempted robbery, prosecutors have said. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has said the armed suspect approached Pearsall to rob him and that there was a struggle that resulted in the gun being fired.

Persons: Ricky Pearsall, Kyle Shanahan, ” Shanahan, It’s, He’s, ”, Pearsall, Bill Scott, Scott Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, nfl.com, Associated Press, San Francisco Police, 49ers Locations: Francisco, San Francisco’s

Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to new record highs Friday, sealing six straight weeks of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 36.86 points, or 0.09%, to end at 43,275.91. This marked the longest string of weekly advances in 2024 for both the Dow and S&P 500, which respectively ended 0.96% and 0.85% higher. Procter & Gamble also reported better-than-expected earnings, while revenue fell short of estimates. More than 70 S&P 500 companies have reported earnings this season.

Persons: Gamble, Rob Williams, we’re, ”, Williams, Donald Trump Organizations: Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Netflix, Dow, Procter, Sage Advisory, Republican

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar opens a window of opportunity for Israel to end the war in Gaza. The Texas Supreme Court halted the execution of an inmate in a “shaken baby syndrome” case. The length of the stay was not specified but the state Supreme Court wrote in the opinion that the lower court should act swiftly. NOAA issues winter weather forecast as Phoenix finally snaps heat streakParts of Washington state saw the first bouts of snowfall this season, a preview of what’s expected for the region this winter. While forecasters are looking ahead to winter, Phoenix, until Tuesday, had been trapped in a summer that wouldn’t end.

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☆ New York Mets offense comes alive to force Game 6 of NLCS against Los Angeles Dodgers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

This time it was the New York Mets who bombarded the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-6 to force a Game 6 in the NLCS best-of-seven series. #NLCS pic.twitter.com/fx3DxklRzx — MLB (@MLB) October 19, 2024The Dodgers would tack on a run in the second inning but that did not stop the New York offense from continuing to pile on the runs. A five-run third inning had Mets fans turning the stadium into one big party as the lead increased to 8-1. The crowd couldn’t get comfortable as the Mets lead was down to four in the bottom of the sixth inning. New York Mets fan dressed as Grimace celebrates the team forcing a Game 6 in NLCS.

Persons: Mets ’, Pete Alonso, fx3DxklRzx, Andy Pages, David Peterson, Reed Garrett, Garrett, Ryne Stanek, Shohei, Mookie Betts, Brent Honeywell Jr, Jeff McNeil, Stanek, “ Let’s, Edwin Diaz, Ohtani, Betts, Diaz, Rob Tringali, “, ” Diaz Organizations: CNN, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mets, Citi Field, Queens, MLB, Dodgers, Dodger, Fox Sports Locations: New York, York, LA, Los Angeles

☆ Millions lose power every year because of extreme weather. Here’s how experts say we can prevent it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This ability to get electricity from one part of the country to another is ever more important as America’s grid is lashed by increasingly extreme weather. Extreme weather isn’t the only reason the grid needs to expand. “We run a VHS grid for a Hulu economy.”America’s grid is actually three grids: the Eastern and Western interconnections, plus the independent Texas grid. The physical electrical lines connecting all of the systems are fragile and outdated, experts told CNN. Clements cautioned that even a bigger grid can’t solve all the challenges posed by climate change-fueled extreme weather.

Persons: Cary Kottler, ” Kottler, Helene, Milton, ”, Allison Clements, “, you’ve, Clements, ” Clements, Rob Gramlich, Ariel Horowitz, Horowitz, Biden, Jennifer Granholm, there’s, Hurricane Helene Organizations: CNN, Texans, Pattern, Energy, “, Energy Department, DOE Locations: Uri, Texas, California

☆ These dividend-paying stocks could be in the 'early innings' of a rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"As evidenced by XLV [Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund], price is back through the 50 day [moving average] on this relief rally," he said. "Not yet overbought, it looks to us like the early innings of a reacceleration back towards the highs. XLV YTD mountain Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund year to date On top of that rally is the added benefit of dividend payouts on many health care stocks. At least 51% of the Wall Street analysts who cover each stock rates it a buy, according to FactSet data. CI YTD mountain Cigna year to date Cigna beat earnings and revenue estimates in its second quarter when it reported results in August.

Persons: Rob Ginsberg, Abbott, Robert Ford, Dickinson, Cigna, Lina Khan, Merck Organizations: Wolfe Research, SPDR, CNBC Pro, Wall Street, nab, Abbott Laboratories, Company, Cigna's, Federal Trade Commission, CVS Health, UnitedHealth, Merck, Co Locations: . Connecticut

☆ You can now buy a $1,089 platinum bar from Costco—here's what to know before investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Recently, though, they've found something new to love about the wholesaler: precious metals. But it's far from the first time precious metals have been in vogue, especially among people looking to invest in them. In other words, with platinum not having changed much in price during gold's recent rise, precious metals investors may be wondering if it's the next big thing. But potential investors in gold or platinum should know some key differences. How to invest in precious metals

Persons: they've, Costco's, Trevor Yates, Rob Haworth, They're, Yates Organizations: Costco, Global, U.S, Bank Wealth Management

The latest benefit from the artificial intelligence revolution: saving American taxpayers billions of dollars. The U.S. Treasury Department said its increased use of artificial intelligence in fraud detection helped prevent or recover more than $4 billion over the past year. "Helping ensure that agencies pay the right person, in the right amount, at the right time is central to our efforts." A Treasury official declined to provide specific examples of how AI had been deployed, given the nature of the activities targeted. The Department said it plans to lend resources and lessons-learned from its AI efforts to other federal agencies.

Persons: Wally Adeyemo Organizations: U.S . Treasury Department, Treasury, The, Juniper Research, Internal Revenue Service, IRS Locations: U.S

☆ Pennsylvania Republican House candidate touts union ties in must-win race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowIn his campaign's TV ads, Pennsylvania Republican House candidate Rob Bresnahan talks about being a third-generation union contractor. It's not surprising for a candidate in northeastern Pennsylvania to trumpet their union ties. Support from unions is critical in Pennsylvania, where union members make up 14.1% of the state, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 09: Rob Bresnahan, Republican nominee for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, takes the stage during a Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump campaign rally at Riverfront Sports on October 09, 2024 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. At the Sheet Metal Workers Local 44 Union Hall in Wilkes-Barre in early October, local union leaders frequently referred to Cartwright as a "friend."

Persons: Rob Bresnahan, Matt Cartwright, It's, Bresnahan, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Cook, Pennsylvania's, Michael M, Cartwright, Trump, Keshia Williams, He's, " Cartwright, Tom Williams Organizations: Pennsylvania Republican, Democratic, Republican, Bureau of Labor Statistics, White, Senate, NBC, Cook, Congressional, Riverfront Sports, Santiago, Getty, . Census, Sheet Metal Workers, SEIU, Teamsters, AFL, CQ, Inc, Cq Locations: Pennsylvania, Ohio, SCRANTON , PENNSYLVANIA, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Wilkes, Barre

☆ Welcome to America's hottest comedy club: LinkedIn
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementCheng says he has never worked a corporate job; he's always been a comedian and an online poker player. Jason RoederBut this snark, typically found on X, has seeped into LinkedIn, a much rosier, earnest platform. Roeder quit X and started writing joke posts on LinkedIn about a year ago, he said, after becoming "disillusioned" with what X has become. LinkedIn posts can expose just as much about one person's struggle to find work as they can about another's boasted success. Cheng said the posts had helped him to get comedy gigs, but they've also unlocked new work on the platform itself: as a LinkedIn ghostwriter for executives.

Persons: Ken Cheng doesn't, Cheng isn't, He's, Cheng, Rob Price, Ryan Salame, FTX, Salame, —, we're, Michael Scott, — it's, he's, I've, John Mulaney, Mulaney, Jason Roeder, Roeder, Daniel Roth, they've Organizations: LinkedIn, FCI Cumberland, Gallup, Pew Research Center, another's Locations: London, Maryland, America, TikTok, Los Angeles

☆ Latino audience is key for NFL growth in the U.S. and abroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Pacheco, who is of Puerto Rican descent, earlier let Daddy Yankee try on his two Super Bowl rings. The Super Bowl on TelevisaUnivision's over-the-air broadcast network broke records, the company said, averaging 2.3 million viewers across all of its platforms, the largest audience for the Spanish language broadcast of a Super Bowl. Still, it was a small contribution to the total 123.4 million viewers of the 2024 Super Bowl. "Seventy percent of the people that had watched the Super Bowl had not watched any other playoff games that year," TelevisaUnivision's Lowenstein said. Pedro Vilela | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images

Persons: Isiah Pacheco, Rob Carr, wasn't Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce —, Daddy Yankee, Pacheco, Olek, Marissa Solis, Solis, " Solis, Loewenstein, Jaire Alexander, Wagner Meier, Christian Gonzalez, Guard Landon Dickerson, Tanner McKee, Brooke Sutton, TelevisaUnivision's Lowenstein, Pedro Vilela Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Getty, National Football League, Kansas City, Puerto Rican, Arrowhead, Chiefs, NFL, Nielsen, U.S, CNBC, American U.S, Green Bay Packers, Arena Corinthians, Comcast, Pacheco and New England Patriots, Paramount, CBS, San Francisco 49ers, Fox Deportes, NBCUniversal's Telemundo, Bowl, Fans Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Puerto, Puerto Rican, TelevisaUnivision, U.S, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pacheco and, Mexico, Spanish

☆ MLB playoff viewership surges as big market stars vie for World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jake Piazza | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The first game of the American League Championship Series on Monday night between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians saw an uptick of 4% from 2023, grossing 3.9 million viewers, according to a TNT Sports spokesperson. The championship series gains come right after four successful league division series for MLB and its broadcast partners. The American League Division Series averaged 3 million viewers, a more than 20% increase from 2023, according to TNT Sports. Viewership for the National League Division Series rose too, with game four in each series climbing from 2022. The Yankees have a 2-0 game lead against the Guardians, and the Mets-Dodgers series is tied at 1-1.

Persons: Rob Manfred, Ohtani, Aaron Judge, ” Eldridge, Todd Boehly, CNBC’s Scott Wapner, ”, Jose Ramirez Organizations: League, National League, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Fox Sports ’, Fox Sports, American League, New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, TNT Sports, New, NFL, MLB, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, “, Dodgers, Yankees, Major League Baseball, Mets, Guardians, Kansas City Royals

The Federal Trade Commission is announcing a finalized rule to make it easier for people to cancel subscriptions and memberships they just don’t want anymore. When the proposed rule was announced last year, Khan said, the agency got about 16,000 comments expressing how canceling subscriptions had become a headache at best. Khan and the FTC have already taken legal action against Amazon’s Prime division over accusations that it is luring customers into subscriptions that the FTC alleges are extraordinarily difficult to cancel. “Some members have the ability to cancel their membership online based on their membership type and location of their home club,” it said. Nelson said she’d be grateful for the changes Khan and the FTC are proposing.

Persons: Lina Khan, Khan, we’ve, “, ” Khan, that’s, ”, Haley Nelson, didn’t, Nelson, she’d, it’s Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, U.S . Chamber of Commerce, “, FTC, Amazon’s, Amazon, NBC News, Fitness Locations: U.S, Minnesota

☆ Tactically bullish thanks to market inflows, tech recovery and soft landing, says Citi's Rob Rowe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTactically bullish thanks to market inflows, tech recovery and soft landing, says Citi's Rob RoweRob Rowe, Citi co-head of U.S. fixed income, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Citi's year-end price targets for equity markets, who the marginal buyer of equities are right now, and Rowe's earnings expectations for next year.

Persons: Citi's Rob Rowe Rob Rowe Organizations: Citi

☆ 'Monsters' is making Milli Vanilli hot again, the latest act supercharged by a Netflix show
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Milli Vanilli is the latest act to get a streaming boost from a Netflix show. Three songs by the German pop duo feature in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." Kate Bush and The Cramps have also had songs revived by Netflix shows. AdvertisementMilli Vanilli is the latest act to get a second wind with younger generations thanks to Netflix. "When something like this resurgence happens 20 years later, for example, the people making money aren't those artists.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Kate Bush, —, Rob Pilatus, they've, haven't, Milli, Kate Bush's, Goo Muck, Jenna Ortega, Anu Pillai, Pillai, Pilatus Organizations: Netflix, Service, TikTok, Billboard, Producers Guild, Morvan Locations: German, Milli

Germany’s flagship airline has been fined $4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over allegations it discriminated against a group of Jewish passengers. The regulator said Tuesday that Lufthansa had prohibited 128 people wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing from boarding for a connecting flight in Germany as they made their way from New York City to Budapest, Hungary, in May 2022. “Based on the alleged misconduct of some passengers,” DOT said, Lufthansa staff “treated them all as if they were a single group and denied them boarding,” despite many of the passengers not knowing each other nor traveling together. The penalty is the largest ever issued by the DOT against an airline for a civil rights violation. But the terrible, awful irony of it coming from the German national airline was outrageous.”

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Deborah Lipstadt, Biden, ‘, ”, Lipstadt Organizations: U.S . Department of Transportation, Lufthansa, JFK, ”, Transportation, NBC News, American Jewish Committee, German Locations: Germany, New York City, Budapest, Hungary, ” U.S

Walgreens said Tuesday it plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as it seeks to further downsize its footprint amid flagging sales and changing consumer behavior. Walgreens announced the closures as part of its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, which beat Wall Street's expectations. In June, Walgreens said it planned to close a “significant” number of its underperforming stores by 2027. Both Walgreens and rival CVS are facing a difficult operating environment, fighting to be profitable as consumers shift their habits. In 2021, CVS said it would close about 900 stores, or about 10% of its U.S. locations, from 2022 to 2024.

Persons: Tim Wentworth, ” Wentworth, ” Neil Saunders Organizations: Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Pharmacy, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Falling home prices are hitting homeowners in these 10 states the hardest — with up to 10% of mortgage balances now topping their property values
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAfter years of rapidly skyrocketing home values, falling prices might sound like a breath of fresh air to those looking to buy a home. Home price declines can lead to a surge in underwater mortgages, or when the amount owed on a home loan exceeds the home's value. ATTOM defines a seriously underwater mortgage as a home with a loan-to-value ratio of 125% or above. Homeowners with underwater mortgages can get relief if the housing market stabilizes and their home values increase. Below are the top ten states with the largest proportion of seriously underwater mortgages in the second quarter of 2024.

Persons: that's, —, Rob Barber Organizations: Service, Homeowners Locations: Louisiana , Oklahoma, Kentucky

I think a record number of Black and African American voters, Jewish voters, union voters. Asked for comment, the Harris campaign referred to a memo to reporters Sunday pushing back on the GOP suggestion that the vice president's support is eroding among key groups. Trump and Republicans hope to see a big turnout from their base, namely white, non-college-educated, working-class voters. Johnson and his affiliated super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, have raised a combined $266 million for House Republicans this cycle. Democrats are heavily focused on Pennsylvania as well, with all three top House leaders and the Harris campaign making stops here in recent weeks.

Persons: Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, “, I’m, ”, he'll, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, Johnson, Trump, “ I’m, it’s, we’re, It’s, Kevin McCarthy’s, McCarthy, Kevin, Helene, — Johnson, Ryan Mackenzie, Susan Wild, Rob Bresnahan, Matt Cartwright, Rob Mercuri, Chris Deluzio, Brian Fitzpatrick, Scott Perry, Lloyd Smucker, Pete Aguilar, ” Aguilar, they’ve Organizations: Steel, White, NBC News, African American, Jewish, Keystone State, —, Telemundo, CNBC, Trump, New York Times, Sienna College, Black, GOP, CBS, International Association of Fire Fighters, Teamsters, Senate, Biden, Steel Club, Republicans, House Republican Conference, Congressional, Fund, House Republicans, LSU, Ole Miss, Democratic Rep, Democratic, Freedom, Lancaster County Republicans, Democrats, House Democratic Locations: Pa, —, noshing, Hellertown, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Israel, Gaza, Las Vegas, California, New York, North Carolina, Allentown, America, El Tablazo, Dominican, South Florida, Texas, Arizona, Southern California, Allentown , Pennsylvania

A group of protesters staged at a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning amid Israeli attacks in Gaza. A number of arrests were made, the spokesperson said, but an exact figure could not immediately be obtained. "As Gaza is bombed, Wall Street booms," Jewish Voices for Peace said in a post on X. The Israeli conflict last week passed the first anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants. Early Monday, a fire broke out in an encampment housing displaced civilians following Israeli attacks in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.

Persons: Peace, Benjamin Netanyahu, mulling Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Jewish, for, New York Police, NYSE, NBC, ., FEMA, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Jewish, Broad, U.S, Al, Aqsa

☆ Big-cap bull market turns two, leaving small-cap stocks further behind
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Frustrated small cap investors are turning to companies with profits as the bull market in big cap stocks starts its third year. Not so with the small-cap Russell 2000 : it didn't bottom until October 2023, and is only 35% off the low, still 9% shy of its historic high in November 2021. Including 2024, the S & P 500 has outperformed the small-cap Russell 2000 in 12 of the past 15 years. A similar fund that also tracks the S & P SmallCap 600 Index is the iShares Core S & P Small-Cap ETF (IJR). Other small cap funds with a profitability tilt have also seen strong inflows recently, including the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (DFAS) and the Avantis Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV).

Persons: Russell, hasn't, it's, SPSM, Rob Harvey, Ben Slavin, BNY Mellon Organizations: Russell, Health Technology, Technology Services, Technology, Street Global Advisors, U.S, Value, Dimensional Funds, BNY

☆ ETF Edge: Getting active with small caps
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailETF Edge: Getting active with small capsRob Harvey, Vice President of Dimensional Funds, and Ben Slavin, Global Head of ETFs for BNY Mellon, join CNBC’s Bob Pisani on the ‘Halftime Report’ to discuss the alternatives to small cap ETFs.

Persons: Rob Harvey, Ben Slavin, Bob Pisani Organizations: Dimensional Funds, BNY Mellon

☆ For God, for country, for rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jessica Lucas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

It's 9:30 a.m., and Augustus Doricko, the mulleted 24-year-old founder of the cloud-seeding company Rainmaker, is clutching a coffee. There's a long way to go before cloud seeding becomes a viable option for solving one of humanity's many self-made crises. El Segundo, population 17,272, has long been a bastion of American engineering, home to aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and Raytheon. Jett Lara for BIThe burning happens every Friday around 8 p.m. at a bonfire on El Segundo Beach. One of Doricko's goals is to build a church in El Segundo to "share the grace of God with other people."

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☆ North Korea sending citizens to help Russian military fight Ukraine, Zelensky says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —North Korea is sending its citizens to help Russia’s military fight Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, increasing concerns about the alliance between Moscow and the secretive state. In his daily video message on Sunday, the Ukrainian president said: “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to the occupying military forces.”Zelensky’s allegation comes amid an increasingly friendly relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea in June – the first visit of its kind for more than two decades – and Western observers have wondered how heavily North Korea has assisted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We believe that the possibility of further deployment of regular troops is very high, as Russia and North Korea have entered a mutual agreement that is almost equivalent to a military alliance.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Vladimir Putin, –, ” Zelensky, Dmitry Peskov, Kim Yong, hyun, “, Putin, Kim Jong Un Organizations: CNN, North, National Intelligence Service, Defence, Korean Locations: North Korea, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Pyongyang, Russian, Kyiv, Koreans

Bridgette Bello thought she’d taken proper precautions to protect against Florida’s notorious hurricanes, having purchased flood insurance as well as a separate hurricane-specific policy, in addition to her regular homeowners coverage. That’s because flooding caused much of the property damage — and most homeowners insurance policies do not cover any flood impact. A resident cleans the front of his mobile home in Sarasota, Fla., on Oct. 10 after Hurricane Milton. Eva Marie Uzcategui / The Washington Post - Getty ImThe insurance industry is categorizing Hurricane Helene as an almost entirely flood-driven event. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the government-backed plan covering 95% of flood insurance policyholders in America, only covers losses up to 50% of what it deems a property to be worth — not including the land that the property sits on.

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