Wednesday April 30th, 2025 10:07PM

AP Business

Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 8-week low after fifth-straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fifth week in a row to its lowest level since late December, a welcome boost for prospective homebuyers in what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for home sales
12:01PM ( 2 months ago )
What is Humphrey's Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting
A month into President Donald Trump’s second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent on provoking a legal fight to overturn a 90-year-old Supreme Court decision known as Humphrey’s Executor
11:32AM ( 2 months ago )
EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
A top European Union official, who is trying to head off a potential trade conflict, stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials on Wednesday
11:30AM ( 2 months ago )
New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes
New York is suing several large electronic cigarette distributors for allegedly selling vaping flavors that can appeal to children
10:32AM ( 2 months ago )
Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007
In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control
9:45AM ( 2 months ago )
Renewable energy ambitions in northern Colombia collide with Indigenous worries
The La Guajira region in northern Colombia, home to the Indigenous Wayuu community, holds vast potential for renewable energy, especially wind power, but projects have faced resistance
8:56AM ( 2 months ago )
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert
8:55AM ( 2 months ago )
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert
8:55AM ( 2 months ago )
Sightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range
8:39AM ( 2 months ago )