Mortgage Rates Now Close to 7.5%
Homebuyers looking at current listings may find themselves facing a harsher reality than some headlines suggest. While several media outlets are reporting that 30 year fixed mortgage rates have only…
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Oil industry warns a diesel export ban will raise fuel prices as Trump weighs restrictions
President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of banning diesel exports in an effort to curb skyrocketing fuel costs, sparking a sharp warning from the oil industry that such a…
Nasdaq rises to new record; S&P 500 closes flat as oil slides for a fifth day
Wall Street presented a mixed picture on Tuesday as the tech sector pushed the Nasdaq Composite to a fresh all time intraday high while broader indices struggled to find momentum.…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang rejects AI doomsday fears: ‘2030 is not going to be the end of the world’
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, is pushing back firmly against the growing chorus of warnings that artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity. In a recent…
Trump tariffs hit Canada’s dairy farmers as US sales stall
For Casey Pruim, running a dairy farm in Abbotsford, British Columbia, is a game of precision and timing. Every two days, 28,000 litres of raw milk leave his property to…
Toys R Us planning major comeback ahead of holiday season
Toys R Us is preparing for a massive resurgence just in time for the holiday rush, announcing an ambitious plan to open 120 new standalone stores across the United States…
If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
For years, the architects of artificial intelligence have spoken about catastrophic risks in tones that sounded more like science fiction than corporate warnings. During an interview in early 2025, Anthropic…
How record diesel prices will rip through the U.S. economy. Trucks, rails are only the start
Motorists have spent months watching the pumps with anxiety following the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, but while unleaded gasoline has managed to avoid total catastrophe, diesel…
2 San Antonio billionaires make Forbes list of richest Americans
San Antonio’s vibrant arts and cultural scene is facing a period of deep uncertainty as the City Council prepares to adopt the 2026-2027 budget on September 17. With a projected…
Anthropic’s CEO calls for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration
A fundamental rift is opening between the titans of Silicon Valley over how quickly artificial intelligence should be integrated into society. During Salesforce’s Dreamforce convention in San Francisco this week,…