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Wall Street ends down as US retail sales data crimps rate cut bets
Stocks finished lower after upbeat December U.S. retail sales data eroded expectations the Federal Reserve will kick off its rate-cut campaign as early as March.
30-year fixed-rate mortgage
US 30-year mortgage rate plunges by most in nearly 16 months – MBA
The interest rate on the most common type of U.S. residential mortgage plunged last week by the most in nearly 16 months.
Business
As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?
Record debts, high interest rates, the costs of climate change, health and pension spending and fractious politics are stoking fears of a financial market crisis.
CEO
GDP Revised Down And Economic Challenges Persist: Insights From EGIS Financial CEO
GDP Slows at 2.1%: U.S. Economy Shows Contraction from Initial 2.4% Estimate. Household and Credit Card Debt Peaks; U.S. Credit Rating Downgraded.
Abby Grasser
Fed chairman: More interest rate hikes likely this year
The Federal Reserve presents its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report.