premium
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Banks now demand a higher yield premium on mortgage-backed securities to compensate for the risk that rates will rise and their value will decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The standard Medicare Part B premium is $202.90 per month in 2026.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Brent crude is outpacing WTI crude futures which are up 0.2% to around $91 a barrel—exhibiting the premium between Brent and WTI on the possibility of renewed attacks on oil infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Certainly, the pay premium in construction jobs is the strongest,” said Nela Richardson, ADP’s chief economist.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was an insurance policy, typically on a corporate bond, with semiannual premium payments and a fixed term.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Most Medicare Part B recipients will qualify, although people whose premiums are paid by Medicaid and higher-income recipients who pay an income-related adjustment will not, according to the White House.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The increased cost of groceries, Medicare premiums, heat, gas — it’s all squeezing older adults,” said Jessica Johnston, senior strategist for economic well-being at the National Council on Aging.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
She and other residents are concerned that if her building is not fully fixed, and insurance premiums remain high if all the fire and safety risks not are addressed, it could remain unmortgageable and unsellable.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
They write that they are increasingly uneasy about domestic challenges, particularly a heavy reliance on higher premiums to maintain their gross-written premium growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
You may make a fine employee or deserve low premiums or a good credit rating, but if your correlatives are perceived to be lacking in some way, you’ll have difficulty, too.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing premium
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 14
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