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Economic Report: Mortgage applications fall to the lowest pace in 25 years in latest week
Mortgage applications fell 14.2% in the latest week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage is 6.75%.
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Bond Report: Bond yields rise as rally fades ahead of jobs data
Treasury yields move off two-week lows ahead of crucial labor and inflation reports that may determine the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate rises.
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Retire Better: What might a Republican Congress do about Social Security and Medicare?
Some members of the GOP are talking about major changes
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Coronavirus Update: CDC scraps travel health notices as countries slow testing, and study confirms Republican-leaning counties suffered more COVID deaths than Democrat-leaning ones
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its country-by-country COVID-19 travel health notices that it began issuing early in the pandemic, the Associated Press reported.
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Need to Know: He nailed three big S&P 500 moves this year. Here’s where this strategist sees stocks headed next, with beaten down names to buy.
Jeffrey Bierman, chief market technician at TheoTrade, has made prescient market calls this year. He sees year-end gains ahead, and sees two ridiculously cheap sectors to buy.
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: Gazprom to resume gas flows to Italy
European gas benchmark futures dropped almost 5% as Russian gas giant Gazprom announced it is resuming its gas supplies to Italy via Austria after resolving regulatory issues that were halting transit flows.
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Encore: Roth IRA and Roth 401(k): the world would be a better place without them
They distort federal budgeting, enable billionaires to accumulate wealth tax-free, and preclude making tax incentives fairer
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Peter Morici: Americans want a president selling solutions, not a revolution
A 40-something candidate with moderate, plausible-sounding plans to fix America’s problems would capture the White House in 2024.
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Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures weaken after best start to a quarter since 1938
The S&P 500 just enjoyed its largest two day percentage gain since April 2020, and the best start to a quarter since 1938, according to Dow Jones Market data.
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NerdWallet: 4 ways retailers can stand out this coming holiday season
Retailers are looking ahead to a shopping season that promises to be challenging, and even cutthroat. It’s critical to prepare.