The latest rise, to 6.79% for a 30-year mortgage, reflects bond market concern about President-elect Trump’s agenda. It extends an uptick in mortgage rates despite expected Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Yields on government bonds — which underpin all kinds of borrowing in the economy — are rising. But the Fed is cutting rates. What gives?
Many fear Trump’s second term in office will bring a rollback of women’s rights and freedoms.
“American women, looks like it’s time to get influenced by Korea’s 4B movement,” read a post on X just hours after it became clear Donald Trump had won the election and would become the 47th president of the United States.
Stanford’s Dylan Hooper scored one of the best goals you will ever see.
Everyone loves a game-winning goal. The absolute scenes of putting the ball through the net as the game expires is one of the coolest things to see in the sport.
It’s even better when the goal comes from the other half of the field in a stunner, which is exactly how the men’s soccer match between Stanford and Notre Dame ended. With eight seconds left on the clock, Stanford midfielder Dylan Hooper dribbles...
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The 76ers are in the danger zone after Tyese Maxey’s injury.
The Philadelphia 76ers were supposed to be a championship contender this season. Instead, Philly is tied for the worst record in the NBA out of the starting gates, falling to 1-6 on the year after another loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
It is no secret why the Sixers are struggling: Joel Embiid still hasn’t played a game as he works his way back from what the team...
The store will be around from November 8th to December 31st. | Image: Meta
Meta announced it is opening up Meta Lab, a pop-up experiential retail space for its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses starting November 8th in Los Angeles. The temporary store will be around through the end of the year and allow customers to try out the glasses and customize their glasses cases as they shop. Meta Lab will also have local events with various creators, including stand-up comedians, live podcasts, and...
The 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard will be available starting on December 12th, 2024. | Image: 8BitDo
8BitDo has introduced a new version of the Retro Mechanical Keyboard it debuted last July with its original tenkeyless layout now expanded to include an integrated number pad. The new 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard is available for preorder now through Amazon for $119.99 — $20 more expensive than the original — with the same NES or Famicom theming. Availability is...
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Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy.
“Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” Bezos posted on X, hours after Trump declared victory.
The Amazon founder and chair launched his Bezos Earth Fund in 2020, committing $10 billion to funding action on climate change. The...
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A new “Share to TikTok” feature in Spotify and Apple Music is making it easier for users to share songs, playlists, audiobooks, and more directly in content on the video platform.
Using the integrations, TikTok users can create a direct link to content on the streaming platforms, similar to how they can share songs directly on Instagram Stories. When a user shares a Spotify track, for example, they can choose whether the song will appear as a video, photo, or Story...
The former late-night host said he's "not a fan" of Donald Trump but highlighted one notable aspect of the election.
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Advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are already looking at ways to scale back some of his more expensive ideas.
In 2016, social media was awash in calls to protest the day after Donald J. Trump’s victory. On Wednesday, many said it seemed like business as usual.
Many Christian conservatives saw the battle for the White House as a holy war. Now, with Donald Trump’s victory, their vision goes beyond politics.
The president-elect will likely push the government away from AI industry oversight.
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As Trump gears up for a second term, he is likely to crack down on all kinds of immigration—even the H-1B visa that many employers rely on.
Donald Trump’s bids for the presidency have long been defined by incendiary anti-immigration rhetoric. On the campaign trail over the last year, the president-elect doubled down on his positions, declaring that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and repeatedly touting his plan to oust millions of undocumented immigrants, in...
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey is expected to miss a couple of weeks because of a right hamstring injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Rory McIlroy on the 7th tee during the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images
Rory McIlroy made changes to his swing ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and they seem to have paid off through round one.
Every day for three weeks, Rory McIlroy locked himself in a simulator bay at the Bear’s Club in Florida, practicing and focusing on his swing mechanics, not his ball flight.
He has had nearly a month off, so he wanted to take...
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Marsh, most recently a Las Vegas Aces assistant, is well-respected for his strength and experience in player development.
Tyler Marsh took a long road to get here — but he’s finally a head coach, having been named the new coach of the Chicago Sky last week. Marsh, a former Las Vegas Aces assistant, will look to elevate a young, promising Sky core headlined by Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, develop his young prospects, and ultimately work...
Start Christmas morning off on the right foot with these excellent, tiny gifts.
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