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Bank of America sees mortgage surge as rates drop, inventory rises
Bank of America mortgage applications jumped 80% in Q1

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A drop in mortgage rates and more housing inventory helped drive a surge in mortgage activity at Bank of America...

Would like to cease funding for NPR, PBS, Trump says
Trump says he would like to see funding end for NPR, PBS

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump said this week he would work to see federal funding end for news outlets NPR and PBS....

Coffee prices set to soar as bean costs and supply woes mount
Coming to a store near you: double-digit coffee price hikes

LONDON/NEW YORK CITY: A cup of coffee could soon cost you a lot more. Roasters worldwide are warning of double-digit price hikes as...

U.S. stocks close mixed Monday on eve of trade war escalation
Dow Jones jumps 418 points despite approaching trade tariffs

NEW YORK, New York - Industrial stocks advanced while the tech sector was under considerable prressure Monday as Liberation Day, approaches....

Global automakers face disruption as US tariffs set to take effect
US auto tariffs shake global industry as price hikes, job losses loom

BERLIN/DETROIT: Automakers worldwide are bracing for the impact of sweeping new U.S. tariffs that could reshape global vehicle production...

Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar in $1 billion exit deal
Dollar Tree offloads struggling Family Dollar chain for $1 billion

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Dollar Tree is cutting ties with its struggling Family Dollar chain in a US$1 billion deal that marks the...

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To meet US AI energy surge, Schneider Electric invests $700 million
Schneider Electric to invest over $700 million in US to power AI boom

ANDOVER, Massachusetts: As artificial intelligence drives up energy demand across the United States, Schneider Electric is making a...

Ford F-150 under investigation for transmission defects
US opens probe into 1.3 million Ford F-150 trucks over gear shift

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Federal safety regulators have launched a new investigation into Ford's best-selling F-150 pickup trucks after receiving...

'Here to stay,' Red Sox sign LHP Garrett Crochet to $170M deal
'Here to stay,' Red Sox sign LHP Garrett Crochet to $170M deal

(Photo credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images) Left-hander Garrett Crochet is 'here to stay' after signing a six-year contract extension...

Veteran RHP Lance Lynn announces retirement
Veteran RHP Lance Lynn announces retirement

(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) Long-time St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn announced Tuesday that he has retired...

Sydney Sweeney, fiance Jonathan Davino end engagement after 7 year relationship
Sydney Sweeney, fiance Jonathan Davino end engagement after 7 year relationship

Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): Actress Sydney Sweeney and her fiance, businessman Jonathan Davino, have called off their engagement...

Championship skippers continue clash as Rangers face Reds
Championship skippers continue clash as Rangers face Reds

(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images) Cincinnati's Terry Francona and Texas' Bruce Bochy continue their managerial rivalry Tuesday...

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