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Pending home sales took an unexpected leap higher last month, but rates have climbed back up
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was coming down all through August and touched its most recent low of 6.11% on Sept. 11.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
Expect Higher Costs for Your Health Care Benefits Next Year
Employers are predicting an increase of as much as 9 percent, on average, but are generally avoiding passing along much of that to their employees, industry groups say.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Oil settles higher after last week’s 8% drop as traders weigh China demand concerns
Oil prices finished higher on Monday, regaining some of last week’s 8% decline after China lowered its benchmark lending rates, part of a series of stimulus measures to revive the flagging economy ...Business - MarketWatch - October 21 -
Last chance to see 'comet of the century' for 80,000 years
Comet A3 was bright in the Monday evening sky and could be visible again on Tuesday - cloud permitting.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Lower oil and natural gas prices, higher electricity demand expected over next five years: IEA
Natural gas and oil prices are likely to decline in the second half of the decade, but unexpectedly high worldwide demand for electricity will complicate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Poor sleep in early midlife years could mean higher dementia risk: Study
Those tossing and turning throughout their early midlife years may be more susceptible to dementia as they age, researchers found.Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Oil prices edge down to finish at lowest in seven weeks
Oil futures declined on Tuesday, giving up earlier support a day after suffering their largest daily percentage decline in more than two years, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at ...Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Bond traders shake off weak jobs report, send 10-year Treasury yield to 4-month high
Long-dated Treasury yields ended at their highest levels since early July on Friday as traders looked past October’s nonfarm-payrolls report, which came in well below expectations.Business - MarketWatch - November 1 -
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Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating. It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
MLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through Division Series, an 18% increase over last year
Major League Baseball’s postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the League Championship Series, an 18% increase over last year’s average of 2.82 millionSports - ABC News - October 14 -
MLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through Division Series, an 18% increase over last year
Major League Baseball’s postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the League Championship Series, an 18% increase over last year’s average of 2.82 millionEntertainment - ABC News - October 14 -
Giant pandas arriving at National Zoo after agreement with China lapsed last year
Generations of giant pandas have called the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., home for more than 50 years. But last year, an agreement with China lapsed, sending the pandas home. After delicate ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Large polluters cut greenhouse gas emissions 4 percent last year: EPA data
Emissions from large polluters dropped 4 percent last year, according to self-reported data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These large polluters, which include power ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Week 7 overreactions for 2024 NFL season: Deshaun Watson last game with Browns? Josh Allen best QB this year?
Which are overreactions and which are reality?Sports - CBS Sports - October 21 -
Traders’ enthusiasm for stocks returns to level seen just before 10% drop last year
Strategists at Citi are concerned about the possibility of a repeat, though they aren’t recommending investors trim their positions.Business - MarketWatch - October 23 -
Analyst sees an underappreciated growth driver for Costco that could last at least 50 years
Bernstein initiated coverage of the retail giant with a buy-equivalent rating.Business - CNBC - October 22 -
Four in 10 deaths in war zones last year were women, UN report finds
UN Women says figure doubled in 2023 amid ‘blatant disregard’ of laws that left women and children unprotected. The proportion of women killed in conflicts around the world doubled last year, with ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Venice extends its day-tripper tax through next year to combat overtourism
Venice will extend its day-tripper tax through next year, increasing the number of days and doubling the fee to 10 euros for last-minute visitorsWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Victrix's New Call Of Duty PS5 Controller Has Arrived, Last Year's Model Discounted
Call of Duty Field Op Edition - Victrix Pro BFG Wireless PS5 Controller $200 | Supports PS5, PS4, and ...Tech - GameSpot - October 25 -
Last year's playoff loser Thitikul tied for the lead after 3 rounds at LPGA Malaysia
Jeeno Thitikul lost a lengthy playoff at the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in 2023Sports - ABC News - October 26 -
South Carolina leads the way as women's college basketball hopes to build off last year's success
Dawn Staley and South Carolina ran through last season undefeated en route to the school’s third national championshipSports - ABC News - October 28 -
COVID-19 led to extra college eligibility. Those 5th-year players are set for their last runs
The COVID-19 pandemic led to college athletes being granted an additional year of eligibilitySports - ABC News - October 29 -
Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last yearHealth - ABC News - October 30 -
Iran lifts its ban on imports of new iPhone models in place since last year
Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on imports of new iPhone 14, 15 and 16 models by the U.S. tech giant AppleTech - ABC News - October 30 -
Tax changes in budget last straw for UK farmers after ‘years of being squeezed’
Farmers’ union to bring 1,800 members to Westminster in protest, but some say mega-rich landowners are the problem. In the next few weeks tractors full of angry farmers could roll through the ...World - The Guardian - 18 hours ago -
14-year-old boy last seen in kidnap video among 11 found dead in southern Mexico
There have been many horrifying videos posted online amid Mexico's drug cartel violence, but few have been as profoundly shocking as that of a 14-year-old boy kidnapped in late October along with ...World - ABC News - 9 hours ago -
28% of credit card users are still paying off last year's holiday debt. How to get this season’s tab under control
Americans tend to overspend during the holiday shopping season and this year will be no different, experts say.Business - CNBC - October 21 -
The ultimate guide to negotiating a higher salary
CNBC Make It's online course will help you ask for a raise in your current job or negotiate a bigger paycheck in a new one.Business - CNBC - October 15 -
Roche Increases Dividend on Higher Sales
Roche said it would increase its dividend after its hemophilia injection Hemlibra and multiple sclerosis treatment Ocrevus lifted sales in the first nine months of the year.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
10-year Treasury yield ends at three-month high on expectations for potential sweep by Republicans
Yields on U.S. government debt finished at their highest levels since July and August on Monday, as traders looked ahead toward a week of data on economic growth, inflation and the labor market.Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Higher for longer no matter who’s in charge
The reasons we aren’t going back to a cheap money environment are structuralWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
‘I don’t trust my financial guy.’ I’m 67 and trying to live on $2.2K-a-month Social Security. I have $500K with an adviser, who charges 2%, but last year the return was 26%. What’s my move?
We spotted a lot of too-common red flags.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
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China Considering Higher Tariffs on Car Imports
China said it may raise tariffs on imported internal-combustion-engine cars with large engines sizes, after the EU voted to increase import duties on China-made electric vehicles.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
ABB Posts Higher Profit, Raises Margin Guidance
The Swiss industrial-technology company’s profit and revenue rose as the electrification business offset weakness in robotics, discrete automation and e-mobility.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17
