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Mortgage rates snap three-week pullback, pushing …

5/30/2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage moved back above 7% this week, a setback for home shoppers at a time when the U.S. housing market is already slowing under the strain of …

Supreme Court gives homeowners another chance in …

5/30/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave homeowners another chance to force Bank of America and other large banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts. The court unanimously …

Massive police sweep across Europe takes down …

5/30/2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police coordinated by the European Union's justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in …

US economic growth last quarter is revised down from …

5/30/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March, the weakest quarterly rate since the spring of 2022, the government said Thursday in a downgrade …

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits …

5/30/2024
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits ticked up last week, but layoffs remain historically low in the face of lingering inflation and high interest rates. Jobless claims for …

Best Buy extends streak of quarterly sales declines as …

5/30/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy reported another quarterly drop in sales as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain wrestles with cautious spending by Americans as they prioritize essential …

Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease …

5/30/2024
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's political class, fuel companies and private electricity providers blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit …

Lab-grown meat isn't on store shelves yet, but some …

5/30/2024
Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. Earlier this month, both Florida and Arizona banned the sale …

One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can't — …

5/30/2024
If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram. you probably noticed a new character pop up — answering search queries, entering your group chats and eagerly offering tidbits of information in your …

UN chief cites the promise and perils of dizzying new …

5/30/2024
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. telecommunications agency has kicked off its annual AI for Good conference, hoping to guide business, consumers and governments on ways to tap the promise of the new …

Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged …

5/30/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool” at its disposal to prevent and prosecute …

China to impose controls on exports of aviation and …

5/30/2024
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday it will restrict exports of aviation and aerospace-related equipment and technology beginning July 1. A notice seen Thursday on the …