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wtop.com > national > 2026 > 09 > the-average-rate-on-a-30-year-mortgage-rose-to-6-76-this-week-freddie-mac-says-the-highest-level-in-over-14-months

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.76% this week, Freddie Mac says, the highest level in over 14 months – WTOP News

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (33+ words) MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.76% this week, Freddie Mac says, the highest level in over 14 months. - National Grains higher, livestock mixed 1 hour ago...


wtop.com > national > 2026 > 08 > feds-may-end-ohio-manufacturing-program-after-audit-cites-20-9-million-in-misspending

Feds may end Ohio manufacturing program after audit cites $20.9 million in misspending

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (885+ words) August 24, 2026, 4:17 PM A longstanding, federally funded Ohio manufacturing program that provides job training and technology support to companies could be shut down for good if federal officials follow recommendations in a new audit. In an audit released this week, the…...


wtop.com > national > 2026 > 07 > between-prices-and-a-diarrhea-causing-parasite-lettuce-is-causing-hard-times-at-some-restaurants

Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (625+ words) LOCAL UPDATE: 1 tornado confirmed in Anne Arundel County during Tuesday's storms July 30, 2026, 1:13 AM It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce. Lettuce prices rose sharply in the first half of 2026 due to hot weather in Arizona, where…...


wtop.com > business-finance > 2026 > 06 > consumer-confidence-ticks-up-as-gas-prices-fall-but-americans-remain-gloomy-about-the-economy

Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices fall but Americans remain gloomy about the economy

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) NEWS ALERT: Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls from school sports June 30, 2026, 11:06 AM The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its year-ago reading of…...


wtop.com > national > 2026 > 06 > former-federal-reserve-chairman-alan-greenspan-dies-at-100

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1244+ words) June 22, 2026, 7:55 AM He died on Monday from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchel. “To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984,” Mitchell said. “He…...


wtop.com > national > 2026 > 06 > former-federal-reserve-chairman-alan-greenspan-has-died-at-100-the-fed-says

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has died at 100, the Fed says

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (35+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has died at 100, the Fed says. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has died at 100, the Fed says June 22, 2026, 7:40 AM...


wtop.com > consumer-news > 2026 > 05 > the-economy-is-sending-a-mixed-message

Why a Maryland professor says the economy is sending a mixed message

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (542+ words) May 22, 2026, 8:36 PM In February, the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 50,000-point threshold for the first time, and it’s been historically high ever since. At the same time inflation is high, grocery prices are soaring and gasoline prices have risen…...


wtop.com > government > 2026 > 04 > fed-nominee-kevin-warsh-pledges-inflation-fight-even-as-trump-renews-demands-for-rate-cuts-that-could-worsen-it

Fed nominee pledges inflation fight even as Trump renews demands for rate cuts that could worsen it

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (605+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Churchill Downs buys Preakness intellectual property for $85 million, plans to license race rights to Maryland April 21, 2026, 11:20 AM Higher inflation typically leads the Fed to raise rates, or at least keep them unchanged, rather than cut them. When the…...