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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since late November, another setback for home shoppers in what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest time of the year

As they face a worrying gap in retirement savings, a majority of older US adults are feeling a declining sense of confidence, according to a new survey from AARP.

LPL expanded its profile in the Eastern US yet again as another veteran advisor makes his return.

The gross domestic product estimates published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today (25 April) came in below expectations of a 2.5% growth rate, and followed a revised rate of 3.4% for Q4 2023. Compared to the previous quarter, the deceleration in real GDP in the first three months of 2024 primarily reflected a slowdown in consumer, state and local government spending, exports and a downturn in federal government spending, the BEA said. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon 'cautious' on US soft landing These movements were partly offset by an acceleration in residential fixed investm...

A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each year

US GDP Growth: The US economy grew last quarter at the slowest pace in two years as consumer and government spending cooled amid a sharp pickup in inflation. The US gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 1.6 per cent annualized rate in January-March 2024, missing Wall Street expectations of a larger 2.4 per cent rise seen in the quarter-under-review.

The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers — the main driver of economic growth — kept spending at a solid pace

American and Southwest airlines both say they lost money in the first quarter, and they're responding by trying to cut costs

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve in its bid to curb inflation

Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. has received President Joe Biden’s official signoff

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Markets on Wall Street gave back some of this week’s gains ahead of another heavy slate of corporate earnings and the government’s initial estimate of how the U.S. economy fared in the first quarter of 2024

Well-heeled home shoppers are increasingly paying cash, helping turbo-charge price gains for the most expensive U.S. homes

₹4,286 crore). People familiar with the developments said the company was looking to exit after Reliance began betting aggressively on sports, as Viacom18 isn’t keen on the category globally. “They were anyway being ousted by Reliance and, globally, have no interest in the sports segment.

The widow of a Quebec man who died in a triathlon in the United States is desperate to know how her healthy 49-year-old husband could pass away so suddenly.

Simplify Asset Management portfolio manager Mike Green discusses how tech stocks will fare in a higher interest rate environment on 'Making Money.'

The rupee closed at 83.3150 against the U.S. dollar, barely changed from its close of 83.3225 in the previous session.

Sweden has officially become a member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, amid rising tensions with Russia. This move comes as part of NATO's efforts to bolster its defences in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The addition of Sweden and Finland, which joined earlier, marks the alliance's largest expansion since the 1990s. NATO's Purpose and Membership NATO was established in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion and maintain peace in Europe. It has since grown to include 32 member countries, including the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. Following the Soviet Union's collapse, many Eastern European countries joined, and now, Sweden and Finland have joined the alliance, contributing nearly 300,000 troops.

₹300 crore in FY23. Considering the growth and future potential, there is considerable inbound investor interest." Emailed queries to a company spokesperson, as well as Avendus Capital, did not elicit any response till press time. Founded in 2017 by Rajat Verma, Lohum has secured around $63 million in equity funding, and counts Baring Private Equity, Cactus Venture Partners, Venture East and Stride Ventures as its investors.

The surging dollar has hurt stocks outside the US but one group at least stands to gain: companies that export to the world’s largest economy.

US fund managers suffered their worst-ever quarter for ESG-focused products as the pace of client redemptions intensified.