Mortgage rates tick slightly higher but remain near 6.5%
Mortgage rates moved slightly higher this week but have remained relatively steady in recent weeks, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said on Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest...
Author : Robert B. Hambrick
PetSmart’s only San Francisco store set to close as online shopping and same-day delivery reshape pet retail
San Francisco pet owners are set to lose access to one of the pet care industry’s biggest brands with the upcoming closure of the city’s...
Costco makes payment change that could speed up checkout for members
Costco rolled out a new change to its payment system, allowing customers to use their phones to make checkout times faster. The warehouse club has...
Fed policymakers’ inflation worries weighed on rate cut outlook at Warsh’s first meeting
Federal Reserve policymakers are increasingly concerned about inflation, and the uncertainty about the direction it may take was reflected in the minutes of the Fed’s...
USPS to raise stamp prices: Here’s what mailing a letter will cost
The cost of mailing a letter will climb again this summer after federal regulators approved another round of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) price increases, including...
Housing affordability to improve as home price growth cools, Realtor.com forecasts
Housing affordability is expected to improve with the pace of home price growth slowing to a rate that’s lower than inflation, a new report finds....
Popular pet food recalled over possible sharp metal and plastic contamination
Two lots of Pedigree-branded dog food were recalled over the potential presence of metal and plastic. Mars Petcare US issued the voluntary recall July 2...
Workers who don’t use AI more likely to be laid off, survey finds
American workers who never use artificial intelligence (AI) may be more likely to be laid off than those who use AI more regularly, according to...
Average new car payment reaches all-time high as affordability issues persist
The average new car payment rose to an all-time high in the first quarter as American households continued to face affordability challenges in the economy....
Trump admin maps out sweeping rollback of regulations in push to save $1.5T
The Trump administration on Friday laid out a sweeping deregulatory plan to eliminate over 700 rules across federal agencies. The Office of Information and Regulatory...