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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 7.500% as of April 29, which is 0.125 percentage points lower than Friday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.625%, which is unchanged from Friday. With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to check today’s rate…
Remote workers and retirees alike have flocked to scenic Spokane, driving up home prices. But the city is working through its growing pains. By Emily Mason, Forbes Staff Bruce Munholand spent 32 years working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, mostly in Alaska, where he met his wife, Keri. His last posting was in St. Louis, managing the cleanup of a suburban waste site contaminated with radioactive materials from The Manhattan Project era. In early 2021, shortly after his retirement from the Corps, Bruce, now 71, and Keri, now 55, hooked up their side hustle—a cobalt blue 1969 Citroen…
Former President Donald Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of a yearslong Internal Revenue Service inquiry into claims of huge losses on his Chicago skyscraper, The New York Times and ProPublica reported Saturday. The news organizations reported Trump claimed massive financial losses twice — first on his 2008 tax return, when he said the building, then mired in debt, was “worthless,” and again after 2010, when he had shifted its ownership into a new partnership also controlled by Trump. The 2008 claim resulted in Trump reporting losses as high as $651 million for the year, and…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Russian forces have launched an attack on Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region as Moscow aims to take advantage of its superior weaponry and manpower before the arrival of more US military aid.Kyiv’s defence ministry said Russian armoured units attempted to break through Ukrainian defensive lines early on Friday after conducting artillery and air strikes around Vovchansk, a town 70km north-east of Kharkiv city. “As of now, these attacks have been repelled; battles of varying intensity continue,” the ministry said on the social…
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference 2024 May 7, 2024 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Terry Dolan – Vice Chair and Chief Administration OfficerJohn Stern – Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jason Goldberg – Barclays Jason Goldberg Welcome. I’m Jason Goldberg, and I cover the U.S. large cap bank stocks here at Barclays. Welcome to our Annual Americas Select Franchise Conference. This started well over 20 years ago with four fledgling thrifts, I think, wanting to play golf in Europe, expanded to a financials only conference for many, many years. And then…
Last updated: May 11, 2024 13:21 EDT | 3 min read Solana (SOL/USD) is trading at $145.88, experiencing a minor decline of 1.50% in the last 24 hours. Amidst this fluctuation, CEO Anatoly Yakovenko shared a bullish outlook for Solana‘s role in the Web3 space at the Solana Crossroads 2024 conference.With the upcoming release of Firedancer, Solana’s new client, the network aims to enhance its transaction capabilities and efficiency significantly. This advancement could potentially elevate Solana’s market position, influencing the Solana price prediction as it prepares to lead in the Web3 era.Solana’s Future After Firedancer: Anatoly Yakovenko Reveals Vision at…
McDonald’s and other fast food chains are charging more. So much so that you may want to consider going for a slightly slower burger. Or at least, that’s what Applebee’s wants you to think about. “You can get our burger for $9.99,” John Peyton, CEO of Applebee’s parent company Dine Brands, told CNN in an interview. With that in mind, “why would you take a $10 burger … that you can eat in a bag out of your car?” If Peyton’s sales pitch resonates with customers, it could help convince diners to eat at sit-down restaurants, something they might otherwise…
A rare solar storm illuminated the evening skies on Friday, with neon rays of magenta, green and blue beaming across much of the northern hemisphere.Skywatchers gathered to witness and snap photos of the aurora borealis, typically only visible in high north latitudes. This time, however, it stretched as far south as Louisiana due to the supercharge of some intense sun eruptions.On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued its first severe geomagnetic storm warning since 2005, serving as a heads-up about Friday’s skylight show.Here is what the aurora looked like around the world:Liverpool, EnglandEdinburghFinlandViennaSloveniaGermanyAustriaCanadaOregonSan FranciscoSan Rafael, California Read the…
Donald Trump on Saturday made it clear that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not on his running mate shortlist, quieting rumors that his campaign had been considering her as an option.”Nikki Haley is not under consideration for the V.P. slot, but I wish her well!” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee wrote in a Truth Social post, signing the message “DJT.”The comment came several hours after Axios reported that Haley was in the Trump campaign’s vice president conversation, citing two anonymous sources. Several media reports later echoed the rumors.The political calculus behind a Trump-Haley ticket is plain to see.Haley’s…
The latest crop of young adults in the U.S. is leaning more on credit than the generation before, and experts expect the problem to get worse before it gets better as elevated inflation continues to rage. A new report from TransUnion released Wednesday shows Gen Z adults, ages 22 to 24, are opening up more credit cards, racking up more debt and have a higher rate of delinquencies than their millennial counterparts did at the same age range a decade ago. The report, “Solving for Gen Z,” found 84% of credit-active consumers between 22 and 24 years old held one…
