Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 6.81% this week to highest level since November
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to a new high for the year, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers already facing heightened competition in a housing market short on homes for sale
2023-07-07 00:15
New Jersey governor to sign tax break for Orsted's offshore wind farm
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy plans to sign a bill giving a tax break to Danish offshore wind developer Orsted for the first of two energy projects it plans to place in the waters off the Jersey Shore
2023-07-06 23:29
Biden will highlight solar deal in South Carolina to show his economic agenda helps red states
President Joe Biden is heading to South Carolina to make the case that his economic agenda is helping keep even red states humming
2023-07-06 23:19
Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp Trove Must Be Released, Court Rules
The UK government must comply with an inquiry panel’s demand to disclose all of former Prime Minister Boris
2023-07-06 22:55
U.S. job openings dip to 9.8 million but remain high, showing resilience in labor market
U.S. job openings slipped in May but remained at levels high enough to show the American labor market remains resilient in the face of sharply higher interest rates
2023-07-06 22:15
Greece welcomes deescalation in the eastern Mediterranean without directly referring to Turkey
Greece’s newly appointed defense minister has welcomed a de-escalation of tensions in the eastern Mediterranean
2023-07-06 21:53
George Soros' Open Society Foundations to lay off 40% of staff under son's new leadership
Several human rights organizations are concerned about Open Society Foundations plans to lay off 40% of their global staff as billionaire investor George Soros hands over leadership to his son
2023-07-06 21:26
CFA Level II Success Rate Jumps Above Historic Average to 52%
The pass rate for the second level of the chartered financial analyst exam surged past its historic average,
2023-07-06 20:53
German government puts off vote on a contentious heating plan until September
Germany’s governing coalition has put off until September a vote on contentious legislation to encourage the replacement of fossil fuel heating systems after the country’s top court shot down plans to push it through parliament this week
2023-07-06 20:51
More Americans apply for jobless benefits, but layoffs are not rising significantly
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, but remains at healthy levels despite the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool the labor market by raising interest rates
2023-07-06 20:47
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower again with new jobs data arriving over the next 2 days
Wall Street headed lower for a second day and markets in Europe and Asia fell as well with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in China attempting to lower tensions between the world’s two largest economies
2023-07-06 20:29
Tesla's Autopilot driver-assist system gets closer look as US seeks details on recent changes
U.S. automobile safety regulators are zeroing in on changes that Tesla has made to its Autopilot partially automated driving system including how it makes sure drivers pay attention and how it detects and responds to objects
2023-07-06 19:45