Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks back down this week
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The average long-term mortgage rate in the U.S. ticked back down this week following several weeks of increases. Mortgage buyer Freddie…
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US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or…
Bank of England holds rates steady, confounding expectations
LONDON — The Bank of England has confounded market expectations and held interest rates steady, saying it wanted to see more information about what happens…
German factory orders make feeble recovery in September
BERLIN — German factory orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, made a feeble recovery in September after a big drop the previous month,…
Papa John’s: Q3 earnings snapshot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John’s International Inc. today reported third-quarter net income of $29.3 million. The company said it had profit of 79 cents per…
Nintendo’s profit drops from last year’s pandemic boom
TOKYO — Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s profit dropped 19% in the first half of its fiscal year from the previous year, when it received…
Text of the Federal Reserve’s statement after its meeting
WASHINGTON — Below is the statement the Fed released today after its policy meeting ended: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range…
U.S. service sector expands at record pace in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The rate of expansion in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, hit a record high in October as demand…
Treasury to trim debt auctions that accelerated in pandemic
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to start scaling back the size of some of its government debt auctions, a sign that the government’s…
UK homeowners brace themselves for potential rate hike
LONDON — British homeowners and borrowers are bracing themselves for an interest rate increase from the Bank of England on Thursday, which would be the…