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Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up after declining in recent weeks, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. This week Last week Year ago 30-year fixed 4.46 4.45 4.22 15-year fixed 3.89 3.88 3.68 5-year adjustable 3.96 3.90...

Nicole Christianson, a 26-year-old sales rep, was tired of writing big checks for tiny apartments. And she wanted to do more with her cash than stash it in a savings account. One night, she and her husband Thure, 28, took a look...

NEW YORK (AP) — While professional traders on Wall Street scrambled to sell stocks amid a fear-fueled, nearly 20 percent drop for the S&P 500 late last year, most people at home remained relatively calm when it came to their...

NEW YORK (AP) — Advertisers that spend millions of dollars on the Super Bowl are trying to avoid what the Ram truck company did with a Martin Luther King speech or what Groupon did spoofing promos for charities. Though such...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates edged up after declining in recent weeks. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.46 percent, from...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday pushing those who receive federal funds to “buy American.” The aim is to boost U.S. manufacturing. Peter Navarro, director of the White...

LONDON (AP) — A U.K. court has ruled against Walmart-owned Asda in a decision that could have ramifications for equal pay in the private sector. The Court of Appeal said Thursday that lower-paid shop workers, who are mostly...

NEW YORK (AP) — Intel is changing Robert Swan’s status as interim CEO, to permanent. Swan, 58, has led the chipmaker since June, when CEO Brian Krzanich resigned after the company learned that he had carried on a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new U.S. homes soared in November, defying higher mortgage rates. But they’re still below year-ago levels. The Commerce Department said Thursday that new home sales jumped 16.9 percent in...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Thursday following a mixed bag of corporate earnings and as concerns linger over trade and economic growth. Facebook jumped after reporting solid results for its...