Stock Market Today: Dow Regains Its Footing, Snaps Five-Session Skid
Reasons for optimism on the COVID front helped lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 out of their recent funks.
Reasons for optimism on the COVID front helped lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 out of their recent funks.
A decline in initial jobless claims to a pandemic-era low wasn’t enough stop the Dow’s skid Thursday.
Over the past year, mortgage rates have been relatively steady near their all-time lows. This has continued to benefit existing homeowners who wish to refinance their mortgages. And has exacerbated an already too-hot housing market. But there has been increasing talk of rate increases, with the Fed eyeing a possible taper to its bond buying… Read More »6 Ways to Snag a Low Mortgage Rate Even If They Suddenly Jump Higher
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Retirees and those nearing the end of their careers must consider growth, income and safety for their investments. Here are 10 mutual funds and ETFs that keep those requirements in mind.
The major indexes produced another so-so session Friday as a big August jobs miss likely pushed the Fed’s tapering plans out a few months.
Pandemic-low unemployment claims Thursday lit a fire under energy stocks and helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq squeeze out new highs.
A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that it might be best to apply for a mortgage when no one else is. The analysis, âThe Time-Varying Price of Financial Intermediation in the Mortgage Marketâ (if you like light reading you should check it out), found that price changes on the secondary… Read More »Why It’s Best to Apply for a Mortgage When Things Are Slow
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Oil futures logged their sixth consecutive loss.
The other day, Jim Cramer was talking mortgage rates, even though heâs a self-described âstock person.â The backdrop was the better than expected jobs report, which jolted the bond market and sent mortgage rates higher. In short, more jobs and less unemployment equates to a recovering economy, which ushers in inflation and forces the Fed… Read More »Jim Cramer Thinks the Super Low Mortgage Rates Are Going Bye Bye
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There are a lot of reasons someone might need an injection of cash and seek out a loan from a bank: For emergencies, home repairs, to pay off credit card debt with a lower interest rate loan. One consideration when taking out a personal loan is whether it is secured or unsecured. A secured loan […]
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