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Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.65% from last week's reading of 6.67%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.58% a year ago.SLOWING LABOR MARKET CREATES NEW HURDLE FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS FACING AFFORDABILITY SQUEEZE"With a dip in rates providing […]

The U.S. economy is currently "worse" than when former President Joe Biden departed office last year, economic and political commentator Peter Schiff asserted, warning that the nation faces the "threat" of a Democratic socialist winning the White House during the 2028 presidential election.President Donald Trump is "unpopular because the economy is worse now than it was when Biden left office," Schiff, chief economist and global strategist of Euro Pacific Asset […]

Federal agencies are warning that hackers are actively targeting industrial control systems used across U.S. water plants, factories, energy facilities and other critical infrastructure.The NSA, FBI, Department of Energy, EPA and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Wednesday there is an "active threat" targeting Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers.Siemens said Thursday that it had not detected an increased level of attacks or any previously unknown vulnerabilities affecting its industrial […]

The Treasury Department on Thursday moved forward with new rules for investments in Trump Accounts that aim to exclude investment funds rooted in environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, FOX Business has learned.The rules restricting ESG funds from being included in Trump Accounts come alongside other rules ensuring that investment options in the accounts have low fees to ensure investors keep more of their money."Corporate America has rejected ESG ideology, […]