President Barack Obama set a goal of bringing high-speed Internet to most schools by 2017, and now he’s promoting a new program to help close the digital divide even further by bringing that faster Internet …
U.S. factory production was unchanged for a second straight month in June as a sharp drop in auto manufacturing was offset by greater output of furniture and chemicals. The cutback in auto production comes …
BofA’s legal expenses, which have totaled at least $70 billion since 2008, dropped for the second straight quarter, suggesting the worst of the bank’s legal problems stemming from the financial crisis was behind it. Litigation expenses, which had undermined the cost-cutting initiatives introduced by Chief Executive Brian Moynihan since he assumed the top job in 2010, fell to $175 million from $4 billion a year earlier. “We also benefited from
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada fell in June from May as a decline in sales in Ottawa and Montreal outweighed increases in the Toronto area, but national prices continued to rise, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Wednesday. The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales activity was down 0.8 percent last month from May, but noted that sales levels
[Marketwired] – Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is pleased to announce second quarter production figures from its two operating mines in Latin America, the San Jose Mine in Mexico and the Caylloma Mine in Peru. The company …
[Marketwired] – Gilla Inc. , is pleased to announce that the Company has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of E-liq World, LLC. , an E-liquid subscription based online retailer operating the website www.vaporliq.com….
Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed home loans rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.95 percent, up 7 basis points from the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose late in the week, then hovered around 3.98
China’s real estate investment in the first half eased to its slowest since 2009, pointing to persistent weakness, even as sales improved on government measures to support the sector. Property investment, a main driver of the economy, grew 4.6 percent in the first half of 2015 from a year earlier, marking the slowest rate since the March quarter of 2009, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday. A
With the Dow closing over 18,000 and the Nasdaq above 5,100, today one of the greats in the business sent King World News a fantastic piece on what to expect in the second half of 2015, plus a remarkable bonus Q&A that includes everything from the Greek crisis to China and gold.
Consol Energy Inc. is laying off nearly 500 workers from its natural gas and corporate divisions. The Cecil, Pennsylvania-based company said Tuesday that it’s cutting 290 jobs from its gas and corporate …
