Mortgage rates jumped higher for the fifth week in a row, further pushing past 6% in the face of yet another aggressive rate hike from the Federal Reserve.Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 04:30PM
Mortgage rates rise to nearly 6.3%, the highest since 2008
Why it’s getting even harder to rent or buy a home
Americans looking to buy or rent a home have had a rough year. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 07:43PM
Kia, Hyundai are easy targets for thieves, insurance data confirms
Stealing older model Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs became a scary social media trend. Now, data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, which collects information on insurance claims, confirm these South Korean models are far more likely to get stolen than others.Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 05:10AM
ISIS attempts suicide attack on al-Hol camp in Syria
A group of ISIS militants in two vehicles rigged with suicide explosives attempted to attack the al-Hol camp in Syria which holds around 60,000 displaced persons, according to US Central Command.Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 08:01PM
Iran protests rage as Mahsa Amini’s father says authorities lied about her death
Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 03:59PM
Macron warns of ‘crisis of democracies,’ including in US, in exclusive US interview
French President Emmanuel Macron warned of a global “crisis of democracies” following years of “pressure” and “destabilization” efforts in an exclusive US interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 02:35PM
Bank of England hikes interest rates by half a point for second straight month
The Bank of England announced its seventh interest rate hike in less than a year on Thursday, despite forecasting a recession, as it battles the highest level of inflation of any G7 economy. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 01:52PM
One-year-old dies as 11 more suspected Ebola cases identified in Uganda
Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported another 11 suspected cases of Ebola identified in the country’s Mubende district as of Tuesday. Of these, the ministry recorded one probable Ebola-related death, a one-year-old, it said in a statement released Tuesday night.Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 01:04PM
What rising interest rates mean for you
In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. Story Published at: September 21, 2022 at 08:35PM
Analysis: British monarchs are not supposed to have opinions. Charles III has expressed his
The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the end of an era for the monarchy in more ways than one. She was the last senior royal from a generation that will soon seem alien to modern monarchists. Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 09:49AM