• Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Straight Week After Democrats’ Midterm Triumph,Snejana Farberov

    Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Straight Week After Democrats’ Midterm Triumph

    Mortgage rates retreated to a new one-month low as bond yields softened in the wake of the historic midterm elections in which Democrats reclaimed control of the House and Senate. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans drifted to 7.18% for the week ending Nov. 5, down 6 basis points from 7.24%

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  • Russell Brand Moved to Florida Months Before British Police Formally Charged Him With Rape,Charlie Lankston

    Russell Brand Moved to Florida Months Before British Police Formally Charged Him With Rape

    British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of rape and sexual assault—more than a year after he relocated his entire family to Florida to escape "attacks" by the "media, government, and judiciary." According to the New York Times, a London court found Brand, 49—who was previously married to pop

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  • Nasdaq Plunges Into Correction as Democrats Prepare Crackdown on Data Centers,Tristan Navera

    Nasdaq Plunges Into Correction as Democrats Prepare Crackdown on Data Centers

    The Nasdaq dropped 5.5% Thursday morning led by a rout in technology stocks, as a Democratic wave in the midterm elections portends tougher rules for data center development. The Nasdaq Composite erased its post-election day gains and then some, falling 1,420 points Thursday, led by sharp drops in t

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