Lower mortgage rates draw homeowners in — but keep home buyers out
Mortgage applications rose 2.2% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February 5, 2025 10:14 am
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I’m 70, single and have to choose between retirement or keeping my home: ‘I’m in need of an angel’
“I owe money on my mortgage and I cannot afford to retire and keep my home.” View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February 5, 2025…
Why Trump’s sovereign-wealth fund won’t MAGA
I’ll take a hard pass on this idea View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February 5, 2025 8:57 am
Alphabet is showing the downside of being an AI stock
Alphabet has been talking nonstop about AI. Now investors are looking for proof that the company’s efforts are working. View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories…
This stock fund is fully diversified from the S&P 500 — and pays high dividends
Adding exposure away from the Magnificent Seven can lower your portfolio risk, and you can earn high dividend yields at the same time. View Source…
Is it too late for a Roth? My husband has just retired, but I’ll work for another 10 years.
“We have a son in elementary school.” View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February 5, 2025 8:37 am
This is how much Mattel’s $600 million buyback could boost earnings
Mattel is ramping up its share repurchase efforts. Analyst firm UBS expects an earnings boost from the toy maker. View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories…
The biggest part of the U.S. economy cools off early in the new year. So does inflation.
ISM services index slips to 52.8% from 54.0% View Source MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February 5, 2025 8:12 am
Walmart exits Charlotte office and cuts jobs as it ramps up new headquarters
Some employees are being asked to relocate as the largest private employer in the U.S. builds up hubs in Arkansas and California View Source MarketWatch.com…
U.S. trade deficit hits second highest level ever as Trump weighs more tariffs
The trade deficit surged in December and the U.S. finished 2024 with the second largest gap ever, perhaps in part because some businesses sought to…