Does downward class mobility increase the likelihood of voting for far-right parties? If so, why, and through which mechanisms? How important is the group of downwardly mobile individuals for driving far-right party success? Alexi Gugushvili, Daphne Halikiopoulou and Tim Vlandas argue that downward class mobility significantly affects far-right voting but only under specific conditions. Class … Read more
Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors’ opinions or evaluations. The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance decreased to 6.79% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.65% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6.58% for a 20-year financed mortgage. Related: Compare … Read more
Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors’ opinions or evaluations. The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance dropped to 6.81% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage refinance is 5.78%. On a 20-year mortgage refinance, the average … Read more
Cyber Security Data Protection Business Technology Privacy concept. Cyber insurance claims are showing alarming trends in both frequency and severity, with U.S. businesses experiencing particularly steep increases while markets outside the U.S. show declining rates, according to a report from Chubb. The comprehensive claims analysis, based on Chubb’s cyber claims data through December 2024, reveals … Read more
A new era “Kids who were in eighth grade at the start of the pandemic will be graduating from high school this year, and this unique cohort has ushered in the lowest rates of substance use we’ve seen in decades,” Miech noted. For alcohol, use in the past 12 months among eighth graders was at … Read more