Would-be homebuyers are once again coming out of hibernation, this time prepared to strike a deal before competition heats up. The volume of applications for a mortgage increased 9.9% from one week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Jan. 10, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Some of that activity was driven by purchase applications, which increased 6% from the previous week, as buyers capitalized on the year-end decline in rates and a small boost in… Source link
Read More »Stocks, oil slide as COVID protests erupt across China
U.S. stocks descended Monday morning as unrest in China over the nation’s restrictive COVID controls weighed on global sentiment and Wall Street returned from a holiday weekend. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) sank 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 100 points, or 0.3%. The tchnology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was off by 0.6%. The moves come after an up week of modest gains for stocks. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, the Dow 1.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite 0.7% over the three and a… Source link
Read More »Football fans erupt over ‘disgusting’ moment
Ethan Ampadu left the field in tears after his straight red card against Italy. Image: Getty Ethan Ampadu left the field in tears at Euro 2020 on Sunday after becoming the youngest player in European Championship history to receive a straight red card. Wales reached the last 16 despite losing 1-0 to Italy in Rome and having defender Ampadu sent off in questionable fashion. ‘CAN’T BELIEVE IT’: World erupts over ‘insane’ scenes at Euro 2020 ‘NEVER SEEN THAT’: Disbelief at ‘ridiculous’ anomaly at… Source link
Read More »Fans erupt over video of 12yo ‘switch-hitter’
Teodor Davidov can hit forehands with both hands. Image: Twitter The tennis world is marvelling over a viral video of 12-year-old Teodor Davidov, who doesn’t appear to have a backhand in his arsenal. And that’s simply because he doesn’t need it. ‘NOT GIVING UP’: Ash Barty comeback stuns former World No.1 ‘NOT BLISS’: Serena Williams’ candid confession about marriage The youngster possesses two forehands – one he uses with his right hand and the other with his left. Davidov serves left-handed but… Source link
Read More »Protests erupt as election count continues [Video]
Protests erupted across the U.S. on Wednesday evening as ballots for the election continued to be counted. Trump supporters in Nevada chanted “Count every vote,” meanwhile in Michigan, demonstrators shouted “Stop the count.” Video Transcript [INTERPOSING VOICES] [MUSIC PLAYING] [INTERPOSING VOICES] [APPLAUSE] [HONKING] [INTERPOSING VOICES] – Count every vote! – Count every vote. Count every vote. Count every vote. – Count every vote. Count every vote. – Stop the count. Stop the count. Stop the count…. Source link
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