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Mortgage charges are rising once more
A “Coming Soon” sign outside a home for sale in Hercules, California, USA, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued to rise last week, but home buyers flooded back into the market, perhaps taking advantage of reduced competition and some price reductions. That helped drive total…
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AstraZeneca shares plunge 9% after coronary heart drug trial misses goal
Shares of AstraZeneca fell as much as 9% after a late-stage clinical trial for a heart disease drug failed to meet its goal. The drug Wainua did not achieve its main goal of reducing deaths and recurrent heart-related emergencies over 140 weeks compared to a placebo when it was added to a patient’s current treatment…
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Democrats examine Trump’s problematic $16 million pool renovation
Workers clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington on June 25, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats is investigating President Donald Trump’s problematic renovation of Washington’s reflecting pool, which has drawn criticism for overspending and rapid deterioration. Democrats argued in a letter to Interior Secretary…
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SpaceX’s “proxies” crash when an actual deal arrives: That is the place merchants purchase the dip
SpaceX will launch its IPO on Nasdaq in New York City on June 12, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC There is nothing like the original. SpaceX “Proxy stocks,” whose options volume boomed ahead of Friday’s historic IPO, are giving up their gains. Some appear to have more potential for recovery than others. Shares of EchoStar,…
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DOJ seeks recusal from Choose Eleanor Ross in Georgia election case
Enlarge symbolArrows point outwards Confirmation Hearing of U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross, May 14, 2014, Senate Judiciary Committee – C-Span C-Span The Justice Department on Friday asked Georgia federal Judge Eleanor Ross to recuse herself from a pending election ballot case, citing media reports that identified Ross as the same judge who was punished…
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Trump warns Iran to ‘transfer on’ or ‘there can be nothing left’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on May 15, 2026, as he returns to the United States. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday to “take action” or appear to face new consequences. “The clock is ticking on Iran and they better move quickly…
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Rudy Giuliani in essential situation with pneumonia
Rudy Giuliani, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, speaks to the press on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alex Wong | Getty Images Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was in “critical but stable condition” in a Florida hospital…
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Tim Prepare dinner’s reactions: Trump, Altman, Buffett on Apple CEO change
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPhone 17 Pro and an iPhone Air as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, United States, on September 9, 2025. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple announced Monday that CEO Tim Cook will be replaced by John Ternus. Executives across the…
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Polymarket withdraws wager on rescue mission in Iran
Polymarket has removed a forum related to the rescue mission of U.S. military personnel amid political pressure, the latest sign of increasing scrutiny of prediction markets. U.S. and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American airman after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday. One crew member was rescued, another…
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WTI and Brent as merchants assess Trump’s feedback on Iran struggle
A general view of the oil terminal of Kharg Island, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices fluctuated in volatile trading on Tuesday as traders assessed President Donald Trump’s…
