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Trump pushes for lower rates and ban on investor home purchases in bid to make homes more affordable

Trump pushes for lower rates and ban on investor home purchases in bid to make homes more affordable

President Donald Trump ‘s plans for bringing homeownership within reach of more Americans involve pushing for lower interest rates on home loans and credit cards, and banning large institutional i...

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Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation...

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World shares steady while gold price hits a record ahead of Trump’s speech at Davos

World shares steady while gold price hits a record ahead of Trump’s speech at Davos

HONG KONG (AP) — U.S. futures were higher and world shares traded mixed Wednesday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Markets have app...

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Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland

Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert Amer...

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Trump heads to Davos to talk about affordability

Trump heads to Davos to talk about affordability

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he’s picked a strange backdrop for the speech: a...

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NYSE working on a new platform for trading digital tokens around the clock

NYSE working on a new platform for trading digital tokens around the clock

The New York Stock Exchange is working on a digital platform that would enable investors to trade digital tokens around the clock. The platform would be separate from the NYSE itself, which operat...

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