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Mortgage demand dives nearly 22% to end 2024
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Treasury yields dip, but remain near seven-month highs, as new trading year gets underway
U.S. bond yields slipped early Thursday as dealers returned to their desks after the festive break.MarketWatch - 4h -
What we know so far about the deadly New Orleans truck attack on New Year's Day
Early Wednesday, Texas man Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck through a New Orleans street, killing 15 people, in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.NBC News - 11h -
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Iran’s brain drain is happening at an alarming rate
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NHS, education, housebuilding . . . Labour’s progress so far and its plans for 2025
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