10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (674+ words) The average long-term U. S. mortgage rate declined this week from its highest level in nine months, providing welcome relief for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6. 48% from 6. 53% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (857+ words) History-making moments were aplenty for America's leading retirement program, Social Security, in 2025. The average monthly retired-worker benefit surpassed $2, 000 for the first time, while Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) tipped the scales at 2. 8% " the first time in nearly three decades that…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (765+ words) Inflation is expected to hit a nearly three-year high, surpassing wage growth. Trump says the Iran ceasefire is "on life support" after rejecting Tehran's "unacceptable" peace proposal. And parents, educators and students are fed up with a learning software used…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (629+ words) Ubirata Online News - The reality at your fingertips! Global stock markets dropped sharply on Monday after Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants unless the strait of Hormuz is opened. Stock markets in Asia and Europe slumped at the…...