Both 15-year fixed and 30-year fixed refinances saw their mean rates go up. The average rate on 10-year fixed refinance also made gains. Like mortgage rates, refinance rates fluctuate on a daily basis. With inflation at a 40-year high, the Federal Reserve has hiked the federal funds rate four times this year and is poised…
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US stock futures rose on Monday as investors continued to shrug off the prospects for faster Fed tightening amid hopes a strong labor market signals the US economy remains healthy. What’s happening S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.43% rose 26.75 points, or 0.6%, to 4,173. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.50% were up 170 points,…
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NME meets Bartees Cox Jr – AKA Bartees Strange – at Third Man Records London just as the US artist is in town to promote his second album, ‘Farm To Table’ (out now via 4AD). But, as one of his fans literally pointed out in Manchester the night before we met, Cox’s relationship with this…
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From spiteful drama to hypersexualization of contestants, The Bachelorette hardly stands as a shining beacon of feminist ideals. However, the show has been something of a trailblazer, showcasing a sole lead woman freely dating dozens of men until she finds “the one.” It’s been that way for 18 seasons. Until now. This season, The Bachelorette…
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As the market heads into the new week, the attention is still very much on Friday’s jobs report showing an unexpected 528,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls. “It was quite a surprise to me,” said Dennis Gartman, the retired publisher of the Gartman letter and now the chairman of the University of Akron’s endowment and investment…
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Microchip shortages, fuel price hikes, supply chain issues, ports clogged with ships — it seems like the whole world is conspiring to make it harder to find and afford a car these days. Fortunately, most major brands still have plenty of vehicles to sell, even if you might have to wait a week or two…
Bluu Seafood, a German company developing “lab-grown” fish, is showcasing its first finished products as it prepares to begin the regulatory approval process for key markets in Asia, Europe, and North America. Founded in 2020 (originally as Bluu Biosciences), Bluu Seafood is one of several companies working to solve the world’s seafood production problems, which…
BOngo-centric percussion, semi-improvisational production and psychedelic grooves were all central tenets of the Afrobeat and highlife genres that took West Africa by storm in the latter half of the 20th century. Now, London-based KOKOROKO are reinvigorating these pioneering sounds for a whole new generation of listeners. The eight-piece, whose band name is an Urhobo –…
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