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Average long-term US mortgage rate holds at 7.4%, remaining at highest level in nearly 3 years
Mortgage rates held steady this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. home loan rate at its highest level in nearly three years.
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The number of Americans filing for jobless aid remain at historically low levels below 200,000
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most American workers enjoy job security.
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Ukraine abandons truce and attacks Russian oil refinery as Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump
Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery Thursday, abandoning a brief truce involving energy-related targets that it said Moscow did not heed, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt betrayed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump official re-announces $250M TVA award given under Biden
A Trump administration official said he visited the Tennessee Valley Authority to announce a $250 million federal award for transmission upgrades, funding the Biden administration first approved and announced in 2024.
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MoonPie Chocolate Stout aims to become the ‘Guinness of the South’
MoonPie Chocolate Stout is back for a second round, this time with a new team behind it, a new recipe and new ambitions.
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Playgrounds, ceramics, coffee: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
Business licenses issued Oct. 5-9, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
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The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves
For the first time in more than a quarter-century, Americans have a new option when shopping for sunscreen: a skin-protecting chemical that’s long been a go-to option in Europe and other parts of the world.
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Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gasoline and many other goods and services became more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before midterm elections that have focused heavily on affordability.
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Social Security recipients to get 3.6% cost of living boost, an average of $75 per month
The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices.
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US stocks drop to their worst day since July as inflation worsens
U.S. stocks dropped to their worst day since July on Wednesday following the latest signal that inflation is getting worse.
