Mortgage rates moved modestly lower this week, but interest rates were not the big news for anyone following home loans. President Donald Trump’s social media post about a 50-year mortgage stole the show, as economists and pundits critiqued the ins … Continued
By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1. … Continued
MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN When: 11 a.m. Saturday Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago TV: Big Ten Network Radio: KFAN, 100.3 FM Weather: 47 degrees, partly sunny, 7 mph east wind Betting spread: Northwestern, minus-3.5 Records: The Gophers fell to 6-4 overall, 4-3 … Continued
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. … Continued
By TERESA CEROJANO and MATT OTT, Associated Press Wall Street surged on Thursday after Nvidia reported stronger than expected quarterly earnings, tempering worries that AI-related stocks may have become overvalued. Related Articles U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in … Continued