NEW YORK (AP) — Metals prices have surged over the last year as China’s economy rebounds and Donald Trump’s election lifts prospects in the U.S. But investors hoping to get in on those gains face a challenge: funds...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday as technology companies and banks advance. European stocks are climbing after the European Central Bank said it will begin gradually reducing the bond purchases it’s been...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday gave a significant boost to President Donald Trump’s promise to cut taxes, narrowly passing a GOP budget that shelves longstanding concerns over federal deficits in favor of a...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the GOP budget plan in the House (all times local): 12:10 p.m. The White House is praising the House passage of a budget as a necessary step for a tax overhaul. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:50 a.m. Stocks are trading higher on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks as the market regains some of the previous day’s...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The costs of borrowing to buy a home increased slightly this week, but U.S. mortgage rates are still near relative lows. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate...
Read MoreLong-term U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week, reversing a decline in the prior week. Current avg Last week 52-week high 52-week low 30-year fixed 3.94 3.88 4.32 3.47 15-year fixed 3.25 3.19 3.55 2.78 5-year adjustable...
Read MoreFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank will ease the pace of its bond-buying stimulus program — carefully dialing back a measure that has helped the eurozone bounce back from a debt crisis that threatened to break...
Read MoreThe phone rings. You don’t recognize the number, but you answer anyway. It’s a debt collector demanding immediate payment on a debt that doesn’t belong to you, or one you’ve already paid. Suddenly...
Read MoreShares of Celgene are plunging after the drugmaker missed revenue forecasts and dialed back is outlook. It narrowed its 2017 earnings forecast range Thursday and said it now expects about $13 billion in revenue this year. It...
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