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Jon Kamp

ARTICLES BY JON KAMP

Greg Abel, a vice chairman who leads the company’s noninsurance operation, has some enormous shoes to fill starting next year. (Bloomberg)

Who is Greg Abel, the man preparing to take over for Warren Buffett?

1 min read . 04 May 2025

The big reasons for this dramatic growth: A much larger share of Americans are seniors, and their healthcare costs have risen. (Getty Images)

Americans are more reliant than ever on government aid

5 min read . 30 Sept 2024

The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers have shown that consumer sentiment, though far above a historic low in mid-2022, remains guarded as high prices drag down attitudes, especially for lower-income people. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

Has the US economy reached a tipping point?

8 min read . 09 Aug 2024

US vice-president Kamala Harris visiting a construction site in Madison, Wis., in March. (AFP/Getty Images)

What would a Harris presidency mean for the economy?

6 min read . 24 Jul 2024

Shauna Sharpes, who turned 60 this year, expects to keep working for at least the next decade. JOVELLE TAMAYO FOR WSJ

America’s 60-year-olds are staring at financial peril

7 min read . 23 Jul 2024

Millions of migrants, most seeking asylum, have crossed the border in recent years and have been allowed to settle in the U.S. until a federal immigration judge decides their fate, a process that can take years.

The massive immigration wave hitting America’s classrooms

5 min read . 27 May 2024

There are no official recommendations for the new boosters yet, because the CDC creates vaccine guidance only after the shots get clearance from the FDA. (File Photo: Reuters)

Covid-19 is back. Flu and RSV are coming. What to know about fall shots.

4 min read . 19 Aug 2023

The U.S. has dodged a major wintertime Covid-19 surge as the pandemic continues to recede into the background (REUTERS)

Why the US Covid-19 death toll is still rising

4 min read . 20 Feb 2023

Hospitalization rates, which dipped slightly overall in the past week, are highest among those aged 65 and above, followed by children under the age of 5, CDC data show (Photo: AP)

Viruses are coming for your holiday season, health officials warn

5 min read . 11 Dec 2022

Covid-19 death reports begin to drop as Omicron surge rapidly fades

2 min read . 18 Feb 2022

State and federal data broadly show unvaccinated people are primarily driving pandemic numbers (Photo: Getty)

Covid-19 breakthrough hospitalizations concentrated among most vulnerable

5 min read . 21 Nov 2021

The total number of reported deaths linked to the disease topped 770,800 on Saturday, Johns Hopkins data show. (Photo: AP)

US covid-19 deaths in 2021 surpass 2020’s

5 min read . 21 Nov 2021

The seven-day average for daily reports of new Covid-19 deaths has hovered near 2,000 for more than a week, and on Thursday slipped below 1,900

Covid-19 deaths in US level off as Delta variant surge eases

2 min read . 02 Oct 2021

Who is dying from covid-19? Why?

6 min read . 30 Sept 2020