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Real Estate

“Mortgage refinancing surges 35% in one week, as interest rates hit lowest level in over a year”

“The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) fell slightly to 6.54% from 6.55%. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 48.6% of total applications from 41.7% in the previous week.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Annual inflation rate slows to 2.9% in July, lowest since 2021”

“The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of prices for goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.9%, its lowest since March 2021. Excluding food and energy, core CPI came in at a… Continue Reading…

Business

“U.S. considers a rare antitrust move: breaking up Google”

“A bid to break up Alphabet Inc.’s Google is one of the options being considered by the Justice Department after a landmark court ruling found that the company monopolized the online search market, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations…”… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Inflation milestone: Consumer Price Index slows below 3% for first time since March 2021”

“Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%. That paves the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates next month after… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“S&P and Moody’s downgrade JetBlue amid $3 billion debt raise, shares sink”

“…Shares of the New York-based company plummeted 19%. JetBlue intends to raise $1.5 billion through a private offering of senior secured notes and an additional $1.25 billion via a term loan, secured by TrueBlue. It also plans to raise $400… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Bitcoin plunged 28%. Institutional investors bought the dip”

“Spot crypto exchange-traded funds show that many investors bought the dip this week. The sell-off in bitcoin and ether began earlier this week and wiped out $367 billion in value just as markets in Japan were nosediving. The next read… Continue Reading…

Economy

“59% of Americans wrongly think the U.S. is in a recession, report finds”

“Citing higher costs and difficulty making ends meet, 3 in 5 Americans falsely believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession, according to a recent report. Economists have wrestled with the growing disconnect between how well the economy is doing and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike”

“…Some of America’s largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative products and services, searching for bargains or just avoiding items they deem too expensive. Consumers aren’t cutting back enough to… Continue Reading…

Economy

“No more fiscal favours? Calls to tax super-rich gain traction around world”

“Calls for higher taxes on the super-rich are gaining traction and even conservative governments are joining in… “I don’t think I have seen such big a transformation in the narrative around the tax on wealth as I have in the… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“TSMC Sales Soared 45% in July on Strong AI Demand, Shares Gain”

“…Sales for the month reached NT$256.95 billion ($7.9 billion). For the third quarter, analysts project TSMC revenue should grow 37% to NT$747.4 billion, with the July result suggesting TSMC may surpass those expectations…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tsmc-sales-grow-45-july-054146804.html