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Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 7.000% as of May 13, which is unchanged from Friday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.375%, which is also unchanged from Friday. With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to check today’s rate before applying…
Seven decades after he became addicted to Superman, Gary Prebula’s collection of graphic novels and comics has a permanent home at the University of Pennsylvania library. It took a team effort. By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff Gary Prebula blames his mother for his seven-decade-long comic book obsession. He was three when his parents ventured out on New Year’s Eve, leaving him with his grandfather. His mother bought a Superman comic book to keep the precocious toddler, who had just started to read, occupied. When his parents returned home just after 1:00 a.m. they found Prebula still awake, rereading that…
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Theodore Roosevelt carefully crafted his image of rugged manliness. The wealthy heir became a Badlands cowboy and a volunteer Rough Rider and war hero. A populist and a reformer as president, Roosevelt enjoyed incredible popularity during his lifetime – and he nearly remade the American political system when, frustrated by the direction of the Republican Party after his presidency, he splintered off as a third-party candidate and nearly won election as a Progressive “Bull Moose” in 1912. But that…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel’s military freed four hostages in Gaza on Saturday after a daylight operation in Nuseirat in the centre of the enclave that Hamas said killed dozens of Palestinians.The rescue of one woman and three men — Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv — brings the number of hostages brought back alive by Israel’s military to seven. It was the largest rescue operation since the start of the war against Hamas.The four were kidnapped from the Nova music festival…
By Lynn Song Weak confidence continued to drag growth China saw a mixed bag in terms of data releases over the past month, but most indicators came in weaker than market forecasts. The key theme for the month was both the private sector and households remaining cautious. Credit data showed that aggregate financing declined for the first time since 2005, and M2 growth also fell to record lows. After a strong 2023, credit contracted sharply in 2024. Our view is that real interest rates remain too high for the current state of the economy, and believe there are rising odds…
Apple is on the verge of kicking off perhaps its most important event in years as it faces a gauntlet of challenges. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference starting Monday, the company is widely expected to announce a partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI and unveil the first batch of generative AI tools coming to its mobile operating system. A big push into AI could spur growth for iPhone sales and services for years to come, as users are now waiting longer to upgrade their devices and an uncertain economic environment weighs on consumers, particularly in China. The company also faces…
As a dual citizen of the U.S. and the U.K., Maisy Dewey always dreamed of living in London. Her mother is American and her father was born and raised in London. Dewey’s parents lived between London and the U.S. before eventually settling in New Jersey, where she grew up. She and her sisters would regularly fly to England’s capital during school breaks and summer vacation to visit their grandmother, who still lives there.In 2022, the 25-year-old and her fiancé, Harrison Kent, had been living in Philadelphia for two years.”We wanted to be a little closer to our families but I…
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday recognized that the price of insulin is lower under President Joe Biden, but he still wants voters to credit his own administration.”Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked Joe Biden. He had NOTHING to do with it,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “It was all done long before he so sadly entered office. All he does is try to take credit for things done by others, in this case, ME!”The comment comes as Trump lags Biden on the issue of health…
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.990% as of May 14, which is 0.010 percentage points lower than yesterday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.250%, which is 0.125 percentage points lower than yesterday. With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to…
A recent newsletter from Dr. Elizabeth Landsverk, geriatrician, warns us that some recent studies show that nearly one out of eight adults in the US is prescribed a sedative (benzodiazepine). Is your aging loved one taking Valium (Diazepam), Ativan (Lorazepam), Xanax (Alprazolam) or Klonopin (Clonazepam)? All of these are addictive. As they lose their effectiveness over time, the prescribing physician often increases the dose. This leads to increased risk of side effects, such as falls, confusion, irritability, poor sleep and increased risk of dementia. When your aging parent also consumes alcohol with the medication, the result can be that they…
