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Good morning. Live sports has become a strategic battleground for media companies and technology platforms competing for consumer attention and advertising dollars. Disney CFO Hugh Johnston also sees it as…
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The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 6.792%, up from the day before, according to data from Mortgage Research Center. Meanwhile, the…
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Surprisingly healthy employment data has tipped expectations for a rate hike at the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) meeting higher this week, with interest rate traders now placing the likelihood…
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Mathew Davis, who lives in a homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, would love an apartment of his own. But with the little money he makes donating blood plasma, even a…
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They pulled off one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million. They tried to hide their digital fingerprints, carrying out a…
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Population levels across the world have reached a tipping point: The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2025, for the first time in human history, the share of adults age…
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In 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) issued nearly identical loan guarantees to Tesla ($465 million) and Solyndra ($500 million), a solar panel manufacturer. While Tesla succeeded, Solyndra declared…
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Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada.…
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When you buy a home, closing costs can be significant, but you may not realize it until a few days before closing. On a $400,000 loan, costs can total about…
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Election-season trading on prediction markets, including in this fall’s biggest races, is skyrocketing while states fight to outlaw the platforms as unlicensed casinos and begin to worry about how high-stakes…
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