by Troy S. Mason | Jun 19, 2020 | Business News
Long-term mortgage rates fell this week as the benchmark 30-year home loan reached a new all-time low. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the key 30-year loan declined to 3.13 percent from 3.21 percent last week. It was the lowest level since Freddie began tracking average rates in 1971. A […]
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 10, 2020 | Business News
The Nasdaq Composite rallied to a record high on Tuesday, briefly breaking above 10,000 for the first time, as traders loaded up on major technology names while taking profits from stocks that benefit from the economy reopening. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.3 percent...
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 9, 2020 | Business News
Women who work entered the year on a high note, with sky-high employment numbers thanks, in part, to the rapid expansion of industries such as health care and education. However, the impact of the coronavirus has wiped out nearly all of women’s gains in the workforce...
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 4, 2020 | Business News
More than 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week, the 10th straight week that jobless claims have been in the millions as the coronavirus continues to cripple the economy. The total number of people who have sought...
by Troy S. Mason | May 20, 2020 | Business News
The number of women running Fortune 500 companies has hit a new record, according to this year’s Fortune 500 list. Currently, there are 37 women leading Fortune 500 firms — an increase from last year’s 33 women, which, at the time, was a record high. This new...