Mortgage rates increase as home price growth slows
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate was 6.81% for the week ending July 27, 2023, Freddie Mac reported. That’s an increase from last week’s 6.78% rate. The news comes following the Fed’s decision to increase interest rates again to slow inflation.
Christian charity demands major bank reinstate account following hefty settlement
A Christian charity for people voluntarily seeking to change sexual feelings is demanding Barclays Bank reinstate its account after winning a hefty settlement last month.
Microsoft faces antitrust investigation by European regulators over Teams, Office bundling
Microsoft is under fire from European Union antitrust investigators over the software company’s bundling of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product.
UK bank chief resigns after Nigel Farage’s account dropped over his political beliefs
NatWest chief executive Alison Rose resigned Wednesday after Nigel Farage's account with the U.K. bank Coutts was dropped over his political beliefs.
Billionaire Leon Black accused of raping autistic teen in Jeffrey Epstein's home: lawsuit
A new lawsuit accuses former CEO of Apollo Global Management of raping a 16-year-old autistic girl at Jeffrey Epstein's New York City townhome in 2002.
Stuart Varney: Hunter's 'perversion of justice' is a stain on Biden's presidency
FOX Business' Stuart Varney argued Hunter Biden will avoid jail on tax and gun charges because Joe is president and the government interfered in the investigations.
Former Sen Kelly Loeffler joins board of anti-woke marketplace
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler is joining the board of directors of a growing network of businesses bucking the corporate trend toward left-wing advocacy.
Bitcoin on track to challenge U.S. dollar?
Despite a recent dip, Draper Associates founder Tim Draper says bitcoin is beginning to separate itself from other cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
Biogen to cut 1,000 jobs as focus turns to Alzheimer's drug Leqembi launch
Biogen said on Tuesday it expects to eliminate roughly 1,000 positions in the U.S. to save money ahead of launching a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Police stop work at Twitter HQ in crime-ridden San Francisco over permit 'misunderstanding'
San Francisco police stopped workers from removing lettering on a sign outside Twitter's headquarters less than 24 hours after CEO Elon Musk announced the company's rebrand to "X Corp."
GOP congressman slams Biden energy officials over new water heater standards: 'Leave us alone'
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie took the Biden administration's Department of Energy to task over new proposed regulations for water heaters.
US Treasury sanctions Mali’s defense minister, other officials over links to Russian mercenary group Wagner
The U.S. Treasury on Monday sanctioned several Malian defense officials for their alleged ties to Wagner, the Russian mercenary group who staged a short-lived mutiny last month.
American Airlines investigator allegedly tried to blame worker's on-the-job death on suicide: report
Texas police ruled an American Airlines employee who died on the tarmac in April perished due to an accident, not suicide as an airline investigator allegedly suggested.
James Carafano: 'It is in America's interest to have a free and stable Ukraine'
Heritage Foundation V.P. of Foreign Policy James Carafano on Ukraine President Zelenskyy blaming lack of munitions for slowed counter offensive, and the U.S. and its allies conducting military exercises in Australia.
Craftsman factory in Texas shows challenges of reshoring manufacturing
Craftsman's effort to create a highly-automated factory for tool production in Fort Worth, Texas, came to an end earlier this year when the facility was shutdown.
King Charles, royal family's public funding rate cut by more than half due to $1.3 billion wind farm profits
The rate of public funding King Charles III and the royal family receive from the U.K. Treasury was reduced to 12% amid rising profits from offshore wind farms.
Montana judge orders asbestos clinic to pay $6M over crooked claims, 337 patients falsely eligible for funding
A Montana jury found that an asbestos clinic submitted 337 false claims that made patients in the small mining town elgible for Medicare and other benefits.
Michigan man wins nearly $193K lottery after finding missing tickets in car: 'Nowhere to be found'
Greg Escue, a Michigan native, has taken home a lottery jackpot worth nearly $193,000 after he said he lost his winning tickets in his car. He feared they were "nowhere to be found."
American Express reports record spending: ‘We feel really confident’
American Express said on Friday it took in a record $15.1 billion over the second quarter as card members spent more on its credit cards. Its results beat Wall Street estimates.
FanDuel teams with female-owned roastery to deliver coffee blend to refuel Team USA fans for 2023 World Cup
With some USWNT games being played at 3 a.m. ET, FanDuel has teamed with female-owned roastery North Edge Craft Coffee to deliver FanFuel Extra Kick Coffee for fans.



















