Global stock index outperforms Wall St, bond yields dip with rates in focus
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose 2.38 points, or 0.28%, to 849.68. Earlier, Europe's STOXX 600 index closed up ...
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Mortgage rates have climbed above 7%. Here's how we got here and what it means
It's the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability ...
First Horizon CEO says he's cautious about interest rate cuts in 2025
In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, First Horizon CEO Bryan Jordan said his hopes for interest rate cuts in 2025 are fairly tempered. "We use three cuts in 2025...I'm a little more ...
Eight Years of Populism Hasn’t Gotten America Very Far
Using employment, wealth or health as a yardstick, it’s hard to find any meaningful gains for the working class, which raises questions about the next four years.
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Trump's Treasury pick Scott Bessent says 'spending is out of control'
Under questioning from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, Bessent said he was open to raising the debt ceiling if Trump wanted to do so. However, he likened removing the debt ceiling to removing a ...