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Mortgage rates continued their wave-like fluctuations, dropping slightly from last week when rates averaged closer to 7%. A 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged interest rates of 6.89% as of July 11, Freddie Mac reported. Rates currently average lower than they did at this time last year when they hovered around 6.96%…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Fortinet – The cybersecurity stock was the biggest advancer in the S & P 500 on Wednesday, surging 26% after Fortinet posted a strong second-quarter report, as well as upbeat current quarter guidance. The cybersecurity company posted adjusted quarterly earnings of…

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks advanced Wednesday after breaking the market’s three-day losing streak in the previous session. The S & P 500 climbed 1.5%, while the…

Disney Parks are the latest business to face slowing consumer demand in the face of higher prices. Disney’s parks business underperformed expectations and profit fell somewhat last quarter. Although the company said attendance remained steady and people were spending more, it also acknowledged a slumping economy was weighing on travelers…

Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ:IEP) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Robert Flint – Chief Accounting OfficerAndrew Teno – President and Chief Executive OfficerTed Papapostolou – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Daniel Fannon – Jefferies LLCAndrew Berg – Post Advisory GroupBruce Monrad -…

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseDonald Trump has said he will immediately fill up the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve if he becomes president in November, a move that could boost oil demand by hundreds…

Defense counsel for the alleged 9/11 conspirators at Guantanamo Bay claimed Wednesday that a move by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to revoke a previously-agreed-upon plea deal violated military regulations and exposed the system as “corrupt.” “We have had an unprecedented act by a government official to pull back what was…

Weight-loss drugs have been all the news recently. There are finally medications that can help people lose weight and that is a good thing. In recent years, obesity rates have nearly doubled among older adults in the U.S. Two of every five Americans ages 65 and older are obese. Wegovy…

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