August 21, 2025

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Mortgage

Mortgage Rates Are Going Down. That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing.

Mortgage rates are trending downward from recent peaks. They could fall further if the economy continues to slow and the Fed cuts rates. However, that might not make it much easier to buy a house, some experts say. It’s getting cheaper to borrow money to buy a house. But would-be homebuyers shouldn’t celebrate prematurely. Lower

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Banking

Is the Net Zero Banking Alliance in jeopardy with Trump 2.0?

(© kamonrat – stock.adobe.com) The Net Zero Banking Alliance is a partnership of banks dedicated to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Alliance was assembled in 2021 by the U.N. Environment Programme and plays an important role in discouraging the use of fossil fuels, especially throughout the financial sector. Recently, six major U.S.

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Finance

How Mark Carney’s choice of finance minister shows he wants to shake things up

Open this photo in gallery: Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on March 14, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in U.S. relations since President Donald Trump’s return to power.DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images Mark Carney wants to move fast and build things. There was nothing subtle about the new Prime

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