US mortgage rates fell for the first time in more than two months. However, the small drop has not encouraged more people to apply for home loans, as borrowing costs remain high. Mortgage rates are still close to their highest levels in several years. US mortgage rates fall, but homebuyer demand drops 7% amid high … Read more
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space and technology company, made history in June with its initial public offering (IPO), which valued the company at $1.77 trillion. The IPO was the largest corporate stock market debut in history. SpaceX stock outlook through 2027 as revenue grows and AI business expands. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (AFP) … Read more
A theme park is probably not the first place you would look for bald eagles. Yet for 35 years, Dollywood in Tennessee was home to a large group of them. The American Eagle Foundation and Dollywood Parks & Resorts jointly announced that the non-releasable bald eagles that lived at Dollywood’s Eagle Mountain Sanctuary will have … Read more
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded $65.4 million in net outflows on October 12. This means the fund saw more money withdrawn than invested during the day. IBIT was the only US spot Bitcoin ETF to record net outflows on October 12. All other US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded zero net flows, meaning they saw … Read more
Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will undergo lung surgery to remove a small lump, known as a lung nodule, that doctors discovered during medical check-ups. The 71-year-old pope made the announcement on Sunday after the traditional Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery and … Read more
Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will undergo lung surgery to remove a small lump, known as a lung nodule, that doctors discovered during medical check-ups. The 71-year-old pope made the announcement on Sunday after the traditional Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery and … Read more
Global stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday, while US stock futures also gained. The move came after Wall Street stocks closed near record levels in the previous session. Investors are watching oil prices, Treasury yields and the latest signals on the US economy as they assess the outlook for stocks. Global stocks rise as … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Tennessee to move forward with the execution of Christa Gail Pike, 50, after a last-minute appeals court order briefly stopped it on Wednesday. The court’s action came after the 6th U.S. The Supreme Court cleared Tennessee to proceed with Christa Pike’s execution after a last-minute appeals court stay.. (Photo … Read more
Arizona State University has dropped an eminent domain lawsuit that sought to take a 124-year-old historic home in downtown Phoenix. Widespread public opposition led university officials to let the property remain intact. The Arizona Board of Regents, acting for Arizona State University, filed court papers seeking immediate possession of the historic Louis Emerson House for … Read more
PC: Alastair Rae/ Wikipedia Oilbirds spend their nights flying through tropical forests in search of fruit, but some of them take an unexpected approach to reach their feeding grounds. Some birds regularly returned to the same main cave after feeding. Others made long-distance trips but returned to the cave within three days. A third group … Read more