Amy Held

The benefits, including for IVF, would be capped at $120,000 over a lifetime.

Oil prices rose more than 4 percent after Trump rejected Tehran's response to the latest U.S.

proposal to end the war.

The global benchmark for oil, Brent crude, is trading at above $105 a barrel.

U.S.

futures edging lower.

Asian stocks are mixed.

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Per person planned spending is $284 on average.

Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants.

Beyond brunch, there are cards and jewelry.

But the top gift, three-quarters of shoppers say they're getting flowers.

The thorn?

Price.

Up more than 7% in recent weeks.

Hit by tariffs and fuel costs, many flowers are flown in, then moved in refrigerated trucks.

To adapt, Eric Luoma, a florist in Scottsdale, Arizona, says he's getting creative with happy hour sales and partnering with local growers.

Sellers say they're looking to flourish in other ways, offering grab-and-go bouquets and smaller arrangements.

Amy Held, NPR News.

Per person planned spending is $284 on average.