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Experts Predict What the Real Estate Market Will Look Like Once Mortgage Rates Drop
The high mortgage rates that have paralyzed America’s housing market are falling—and could nosedive further by the end of the year. Rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage plunged to 6.47%—the lowest in over a year—for the week ending Aug. 8, according to Freddie Mac. And with inflation losing steam and the economy cooling, expectations are
King Charles banknotes go for 11 times face value
King Charles banknotes go for 11 times face value BBC Banknotes with a face value of £78,430 have raised more than 11 times that amount for charity following a series of auctions. New £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes featuring King Charles III entered circulation in June . He received a full set of the
Trump hammers ‘defective’ Democrats on border, inflation and foreign policy in a wide-ranging interview with Elon Musk
Former President Donald Trump and billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk chewed over several key 2024 election issues during their much anticipated X discussion on Monday. More than 1.2 million users of Musk’s social media platform tuned in to the interview — billed as a “conversation” or a “chat” — and heard the Republican nominee for
‘We are doing democracy here’: Young voters focus on being polite rather than polarized
WASHINGTON — In the heat of the 2024 campaign season, more than 400 first-time voters from across the country gathered here in July to discuss political issues and the upcoming election — but with a focus on being polite rather than being polarized. The participants in “America in One Room: The Youth Vote,” an event
Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump delivered his usual bombardment of false claims – at least 20 in all – during a Monday conversation with billionaire supporter Elon Musk, which aired on Musk’s social media platform, X. Most of the falsehoods uttered by the Republican presidential nominee were claims that have been repeatedly debunked
Musk tries to help Trump halt the Harris surge
CNN — The world’s richest man and its once-and-possibly future most powerful man agreed on almost everything. Tech titan Elon Musk threw open his X platform on Monday night, offering Donald Trump a pipeline free of fact checks for his falsehoods, conspiracy theories and extremism as he tries to slow the rise of Democratic nominee
Disney’s Expansion Plans: Everything We Know About Villains Land, ‘Cars’ Replacing Tom Sawyer, And ‘Monsters, Inc’ Roller Coaster
Forbes Business Breaking Disney’s Expansion Plans: Everything We Know About Villains Land, ‘Cars’ Replacing Tom Sawyer, And ‘Monsters, Inc’ Roller Coaster Alison Durkee Forbes Staff Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. Following Aug 12, 2024, 05:04pm EDT Updated Aug 12, 2024, 05:04pm EDT Share to Facebook Share to Twitter
Poll: Harris even with Trump, Stein up by 10 points in North Carolina
Originally Published by: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are dead even, and Josh Stein leads Mark Robinson by 10 points in a poll conducted Monday through Friday of last week and released Sunday in North Carolina. While other polls have been mostly statistically tied or led by Trump since Super Tuesday, meaning within the margin
Trump posts on X for first time in nearly a year ahead of conversation with Elon Musk
CNN — Former President Donald Trump on Monday posted on X – formerly known as Twitter – for the first time in nearly a year ahead of his conversation on the platform later in the day with X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Among Trump’s X posts Monday was a two-and-a-half-minute video that features
Only One Interest Rate Cut Expected By September—As Emergency Cut Potential Evaporates
Forbes Business Breaking Only One Interest Rate Cut Expected By September—As Emergency Cut Potential Evaporates Derek Saul Forbes Staff Derek Saul has covered markets for the Forbes news team since 2021. Following Aug 12, 2024, 10:26am EDT Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Forget the massive emergency interest rate cut floated