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Credit card interest rates are surging: How to lower yours now

The average card rate now surpasses 23%, a record high. Luckily, there are rate-reducing strategies that can help.

Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases

Pakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases

Health - ABC News - October 28

HSBC shares surge on another $3 billion buyback plan and earnings beat

HSBC shares increased 4% on Tuesday as the British bank beat analysts’ earnings expectations for the third quarter and launched another $3 billion share buyback plan.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

U.S. consumer confidence surges in October to highest level in nine months

The U.S. consumer-confidence index surged to 108.7 in October from a revised 99.2 reading in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is highest level of confidence since January.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Consumer confidence surges as election nears, while job openings move lower

Consumers grew more optimistic heading into the contentious presidential election even as job openings hit multiyear lows.

Business - CNBC - October 29

G.M.’s Electric Vehicle Sales Surge as Ford Loses Billions

Ford is struggling to make money on battery-powered models while General Motors, which started more slowly, says it is getting close to that goal.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Mortgage demand stalls as interest rates surge higher ahead of election

Total mortgage application volume was essentially flat, falling 0.1% compared with the previous week.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Consumer confidence surges to record high ahead of Election Day

During the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign, consumer confidence has surged to the highest level in three years, but inflation remains a major concern for families. NBC’s Christine ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Germany's inflation surges to 2.4% as it narrowly skirts a technical recession

Germany's inflation surged to 2.4% in October, back above the European Central Bank's 2% target, even as the country narrowly avoided a technical recession in the third quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 30

This bank account is paying 5.25% right now as interest rates surge

Big rises in yields in recent weeks are good for savers.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Desperation over gang violence fuels a surge of migration from Ecuador to the US

Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodus

World - ABC News - October 30

ASP Isotopes Stock Surges on Uranium-Plant Agreement With TerraPower

TerraPower, the Bill Gates-founded nuclear-power firm, will back the planned construction of a facility for producing enriched uranium.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

Uber shares slide on slowing bookings growth

Forecast for customer spending on ride-hailing app fell slightly short of Wall Street’s estimates

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Political violence in US could surge after elections, experts warn

Trends in online chatter mirror patterns observed in the lead-up to 2020 elections and January 6 Capitol attack. There could be a potential surge in political violence following the upcoming US ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Intel books big charges for restructuring, but here’s why its stock is surging

The company says business trends are improving despite ‘noisy’ earnings.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Amazon Shares Rise on Robust Demand, Surge in AI Infrastructure Spending

The tech company’s capital expenditures reached a quarterly record amid a big build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

Nomura profits surge as chief takes pay cut over trading scandal

Japan’s biggest investment bank and brokerage beats expectations but is still dogged by controversy

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Abbott Labs and Reckitt Benckiser shares surge on court’s baby formula ruling

A court in St. Louis, Missouri ruled in favor of Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser over claims their specialized baby formula caused users to develop a bowel disease called NEC