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Borrowing costs briefly dipped below 6% in February, raising hopes of a housing recovery, National Association of Home Builders noted. Rates then rebounded toward 6.5%, where they have remained, and the brief affordability improvement faded before most buyers could act.  Many analysts viewed that improvement as the start of a broader recovery, but new Morgan […]

Diners parked in drive-thru lines at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers or Chick-fil-A restaurants are helping to drive the popularity of the fried chicken fast-food industry. Fried chicken dining chains were the most popular subsector of the fast-food industry in 2025, as traffic to chicken concepts rose 3% for the year ending September 2025, while all

People are turning to AI chat tools for financial advice because expectations have changed—people don’t just want generic information anymore. They want answers that reflect their real goals, constraints, and day-to-day realities: “What’s right for me?” Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network Lynn, it’s great to see you. Thanks for making time for us this morning.

With the low-cost airline market facing significant changes from the time the model rose to prominence in the early 2000s, many budget carriers are struggling to stay profitable amid high operating costs and aggressive competition in many markets. The cost of jet fuel that spiked over the U.S. strike on Iran ended up dealing the

Apple shoppers just got a clearer sign that the artificial intelligence boom may make some of the company’s devices more expensive. Since Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2026, analysts have been weighing whether the company’s latest AI push will make its devices more expensive,  especially as memory and storage chip costs rise. On Thursday, June 25,

The artificial intelligence race is no longer only about building the biggest models or buying the most powerful chips. It is also becoming a cost-control problem. That is the message behind OpenAI’s Jalapeño, the custom chip it designed with Broadcom (AVGO). The chip gives Broadcom another role in OpenAI’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, but it also

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Restaurant visits are still a tough sell for many Americans. After years of increasing menu prices, diners have become more careful about where they spend their money.  A meal out that once felt routine can now feel like a bigger decision, especially as consumers are already paying more for groceries, gas, housing, and everyday bills.

President Donald Trump’s second term in office has been fraught with economic uncertainty. In 2025, his worldwide tariff war upended the global economy and added a fresh financial burden to millions of Americans. This year, the Iran war has depleted U.S. oil reserves, disrupted trade through the Strait of Hormuz, and forced gas prices higher,

Inflation just reached its highest point in three years. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the May Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index on June 25, which showed that year-over-year inflation increased by 4.1%. Sure, rising inflation is bad news all around. But what does the latest PCE have to do with mortgage rates? The