Health Care Plans & Insurance

Healthcare organizations are looking at AI tools that could boost profit margins as providers and payers navigate an increasingly challenging financial landscape, according to the Klas and Bain report, which surveyed nearly 230 industry executives. Many providers still face workforce challenges that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, while bracing for a heightened number of uninsured patients due to Medicaid cuts.

Retail Market

Conducted by GlobalData and surveying 2,000 consumers, the study finds that consumers plan to allocate nearly 40% of their total holiday budgets to secondhand gifts, up from the 30% they typically spend on resale in their everyday shopping. According to the report, over half of shoppers (52%) say they are more likely to focus on getting more items for less money this year, and 51% plan to start shopping earlier to maximize value.

Auto-New Domestic

"A lot of cost and a lot of chaos." That's how Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley described the state of the automotive industry earlier this year amid geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation and other disruptions. All those factors created massive uncertainty for the U.S. automotive industry that led to relatively bearish outlooks for the sector in 2025.