March 28, 2024
Mortgage

Mortgage rates inch up to highest level in six weeks

Published: Jan. 25, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. ET U.S. mortgage rates rose to the highest level in six weeks, but have stayed well below 7%, offering some stability to home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose and averaged 6.69% as of January 25, according to data released by Freddie Mac FMCC on Thursday.  It’s up

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Mortgage

Mortgage rates inch higher, but home-buying demand is growing

Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 12:26 p.m. ET Mortgage rates rose slightly in the latest week, but that didn’t deter home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose and averaged 6.66% as of January 11, according to data released by Freddie Mac FMCC on Thursday.  It’s up 4 basis points from the previous week — one

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Investment

Solaris Resources Shares Rally With Investment From Chinese Miner Zijin

Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 11:25 a.m. ET By Robb M. Stewart Solaris Resources’ shares jumped after the Canadian exploration company moved to secure a 130 million Canadian dollar (US$97.1 million) investment that would help fund development of its flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. In morning trading, the shares were 5.3% higher, at C$4.21,

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Investment

Solaris Resources to Get C$130M Investment from Zijin Mining

Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 7:04 a.m. ET By Robb M. Stewart Solaris Resources has lined up a 130 million Canadian dollar ($97.1 million) investment from China’s Zijin Mining that will help fund development of the Canadian exploration company’s flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. Solaris said Thursday the gold-focused mining giant will invest through

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Investors

Opinion: ‘All systems go’ for investors as stocks power 2023’s gains into 2024

The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, has continued to move higher over the past week — ignoring the one big down day (70 points) and putting that in the rearview mirror. SPX has made new 2023 highs, and the all-time highs just above 4800 are within shouting distance. It seems

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