Last week, the national average interest rate on a fixed-rate, 30-year mortgage fell to 6.58 percent, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), down from 6.63 percent the week before, reaching its lowest since October 2024.
Big banks in the U.S. that have once taken a skeptical approach to the basket of cryptocurrencies on the market have had a collective change of heart now that President Donald Trump is in office, and the dramatic shift is viewed as both politically opportunistic and pragmatic, according to a new report.
U.S. President Donald Trump picked EJ Antoni, a devout supporter, to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after firing the previous leader over a jobs report, drawing new criticism over his determination to surround himself with lackeys.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make Washington, D.C., “beautiful” again, so he’s tasked the city’s Metropolitan Police Department—now overseen by the federal government—with clearing out the eyesore homeless encampments throughout the city that he insisted needed emergency intervention.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social late Sunday what seemed to be an effort to set the tone for his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on Monday, stating that Crimea and NATO membership are essentially done deals.
Days before President Donald Trump was to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, the U.S. leader announced that Moscow would face “very severe consequences” if there was no progress made during their meeting.
Germany announced last week that it will spend $500 million on new weapons for Ukraine that will be produced in the U.S. and focused on Kyiv’s “critical air defense capabilities.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview on Monday that he had a “good” telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and appeared to—once again—offer his support for the IDF to ramp up its killing sprees inside Gaza.
Through an executive order signed last week, Donald Trump has instructed federal regulators to review and clarify current requirements around 401(k) pension plans so that the professionally managed funds can invest in cryptocurrencies and private equity accounts.
U.S. President Donald Trump has delivered on his campaign promise to smash free speech on college campuses to defend the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and is now shifting his attention to public and private universities.