Mortgage rates are down a bit today. The average 30-year fixed rate fell four basis points, according to Zillow 6.08%. The 15-year fixed loan was down one basis point 5.62%. Here are current mortgage rates according to the latest data from Zillow: 30 years established: 6.08% 20 years established: 5.89% 15 years fixed: 5.62% 5/1 … Read more
At least Andrew Cuomo’s latest act in politics took place in a fictional location. While Cuomo held his campaign party at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, which he describes as a “luxurious event venue built in the golden age of Broadway,” it wasn’t a golden era Tuesday, when Cuomo wasn’t so much bowing out of the race … Read more
The U.S. government shutdown on Wednesday became the longest in history, passing the 36-day mark with no end in sight as Republican and Democratic senators clash over resuming funding for blocked federal departments. The shutdown surpassed the previous record of 35 days set in 2018. December and 2019 in January during Donald Trump’s first term, … Read more
A smart investment strategy is to identify stocks that are great now and intend to hold them forever. This forces you to discard some businesses that are incredibly risky or dependent on a single event. These companies should also demonstrate resilience and be leaders in their industries. And they should beat the markets like the … Read more
Your trusted source for contextualizing results on Election Day and beyond. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. Democratic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani twice defeated Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor amid sexual harassment allegations, in the New York mayoral race. Mamdani defeated Cuomo, who ran as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary in … Read more
Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links to our articles. (Left): Illustration of a feeding supermassive black hole. (Right) “Red dots” identified in the region of sky around the quasar J1030. BiRD is a central object: it stands out from the other red dots because it … Read more
NEED TO KNOW A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured 320 in Afghanistan. The accident happened on Monday, November 3 at 1 a.m. morning, near the city of Mazar-e Sharif. The representative of the Ministry of Public Health, dr. Sharafat Zaman Amar said the death toll was “likely to rise”. An … Read more
In a long-awaited report on last year’s pre-election polls, the country’s largest polling research organization announced that from 2020 “substantially improved the overall accuracy of polls” and stated that “the majority of public polls in 2024 were exceptionally accurate”. President Trump won last year’s presidential election by 1.5 percentage points over Democrat Kamal Harris, the … Read more
Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links to our articles. Credit: Getty Images Apple could have a lot of exciting products next year, with as many as 15 new releases. Or so says Mark Gurman in the latest issue of his Power On newsletter. It’s clear … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs may have a new legal home, but he still has his sights set on freedom. The embattled music mogul’s bid for an early release from prison gained momentum after a judge on Monday (Nov. 3) agreed to expedite the appeals process, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. In October, Combs, … Read more