US mortgage rates jump

Mortgage rates jumped higher this week as investors tried to make sense of data that gave mixed signals about the health of the US economy.Story Published at: August 25, 2022 at 03:39PM

China has lots to fix in its economy

China has unveiled 19 new measures to shore up its economy and “secure drinking water” supply as the country continues to struggle with its worst heatwave in 60 years and rigid Covld lockdowns.Story Published at: August 25, 2022 at 12:17PM

Farmer shares video of livestock dying in heat

Across China, farmers are struggling to save their livestock and crops, as huge parts of the country bake under a record-breaking heat wave that has lasted more than two months. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout takes a look at the toll on farmers and local residents.. Story Published at: August 25, 2022 at 09:37AM

Tell HN: Heroku alternatives with generous free tiers

Here are the three that I know of that are equivalent to what Heroku used to offer([1],[2]): – https://fly.io/pricing (requires credit card) – https://northflank.com/pricing – https://www.koyeb.com/pricing Runners up: – https://render.com/pricing (sleeps after 15 minutes, 30s spin-up) – https://qoddi.com/#pricing (no custom domains) – https://railway.app/pricing (only runs 500hrs/month, but doesn’t require credit card) [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32594533 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32595589 Story Published at: August 25, […]

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price Barely Budges as Traders Await Powell Speech

By CD Read more: CoinDesk Bitcoin traded sideways on Thursday as Fed officials speaking during the first day of the central bank’s Economic Symposium were circumspect about an interest rate hike in September. This article originally appeared in Market Wrap, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.Publish at: August 25, 2022 at 09:20PM