Long-term mortgage rates rose this week to the highest level in five months after President Donald Trump signed into law $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. This week Last week Year ago 30-year fixed 3.99 3.94 4.32 15-year fixed 3.44...
Read MoreYou may not know it, but there’s a class system inside your investment portfolio. At least there is if you own mutual funds, as nearly 55 million households do. Mutual funds are frequently divided into share classes, which...
Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says authorities are looking into recent failures in Russia’s space industry. In the most embarrassing incident in recent months, a satellite launched from Russia’s new Launchpad was lost...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — In this season of giving, charity seems to be getting an extra jolt because next year the popular tax deduction for donations will lose a lot of its punch. Traditionally generous Americans may have less...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday in a quiet post-Christmas holiday trading as strong economic data from the region and in the U.S. boosted confidence. Tokyo stocks finished lower as the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a ferry stuck on a sandbar in the waters off New York City (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Officials say all of the passengers have been safely removed from a ferry stuck on a sandbar in the waters...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Rescuers worked to evacuate 27 people from a ferry that got stuck on a sandbar on a frigid night Wednesday, the second stranding in a month for New York City’s ferries. There were no reports of injuries on...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer accused of helping pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli cover up a financial fraud was convicted on Wednesday, a result a prosecutor said should send a “powerful message” through the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a Christmas gift the middle class might want to give back in a few years. The Republican tax overhaul bestows an initial infusion of cash on nearly every taxpayer next year. That extra income is...
Read MoreTaken a look at your stock portfolio lately? It’s a good bet it’s racked up solid gains this year. Wall Street has taken stock investors on a mostly smooth, record-shattering ride in 2017. The major stock indexes are...
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