Cut Your Mortgage Rate by 1% Today: Simple Strategies to Save Thousands Each point costs 1% of the purchase price of a home and usually knocks the rate down by 0.25%. On a $400,000 home, you'd pay $4,000 for one discount point. The lender may even allow you to buy four ... 01/3/2025 - 1:59 am | View Link
This chart highlights how businesses and consumers dodged the blow of Fed rate hikes The Fed 2022-2023 rate hikes did not dent the economy, and now, asset prices should grow further with the Fed in cutting mode, says the top economist at Apollo Global. 01/3/2025 - 1:42 am | View Link
Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-’23 rate hikes Something surprising happened on the way toward the highest U.S. interest rates in more than a dozen years: Neither consumers nor businesses buckled under the weight of higher borrowing costs from the ... 01/2/2025 - 12:49 pm | View Link
Average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage hits 6.91%, according to Freddie Mac, the highest since July The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance, climbed to 6.13%, up from 6% and also the highest since July. It was at 5.89% a year ago. 01/2/2025 - 7:16 am | View Link
US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage flirts with 7% U.S. mortgage rates jumped to a six-month high this week, suggesting that a recent improvement in home sales could be temporary. 01/2/2025 - 3:37 am | View Link
First Bird Flu Death in U. S. Reported in Louisiana The New York TimesFirst US bird flu death recorded in Louisiana as outbreak spreads Business InsiderState health officials report first avian flu death KATC NewsFirst U. S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say The Washington Post
New tracks discovered on UK’s ‘dinosaur highway’ Earth.comQuarry Workers Find Dinosaur Footprints in ‘Snapshot’ of Jurassic Britain The New York Times‘Dinosaur highway’ from 166 million years ago is unearthed The Washington Post166-million-year-old dinosaur tracks found in the UK CNN
‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon The GuardianHow Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss' Space.comNewly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon Phys.orgSealed With a Kiss: The Unexpected Origin Story of Pluto and Its Moon Charon GizmodoPluto may have captured its moon Charon with a kiss Science News Magazine
Drinking sugary drinks may increase your risk of death. Here are alternative options CNNSugary Drinks Linked to Global Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease The New York TimesBurdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries Nature.comSugary drinks linked to millions of new diabetes and heart disease cases – study The GuardianSweet Danger: How Sugary Drinks Are Fueling Millions of New Diabetes and Heart Disease Cases Worldwide SciTechDaily
What to know about the HMPV outbreak in China DW (English)What you need to know about HMPV as China sees rise in cases ABC NewsWhat is the HMPV virus in China? The human metapneumovirus and its symptoms, explained. CBS NewsWhat is human metapneumovirus, are cases surging in China, and should we be worried?
US top doctor wants cancer warning on alcohol: What does the science say? Al Jazeera EnglishU. S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol The New York TimesAlcoholic Beverage Stocks Slide in Asia on US Cancer Warning Bloomberg'There is no safe level' of alcohol to drink, doctor says—not even one glass of red wine per day CNBC