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As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

Christine and Michael Hawkins in their recently purchased condo in Canoga Park. The Hawkins took out a mortgage at the peak of their budget and planned to refinance when rates fell. Now they fear that they will not be able to refinance. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Soaring mortgage interest rates threatened to crush Michael and …

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As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

Soaring mortgage interest rates threatened to crush Michael and Christine Hawkins’ dream of home ownership. But this fall, when the couple saw a Canoga Park condo languishing on the market, they hatched a plan. They would submit a “low ball” offer that they could accept if they reduced their vacations, shopping and dining out. In …

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Fed to keep interest rates high all next year, making recession very likely: survey

Fed to keep interest rates high all next year, making recession very likely: survey

SlateStone Wealth Chief Market Strategist Kenny Polcari discusses whether the U.S. economy has moved past peak inflation after November’s wholesale inflation report beat expectations on “Varney & Co.” The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates high through 2023, dashing Wall Street’s hopes of lowering rates in the second half of 2023 and all …

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Jim Cramer's 10 most important things to watch in the market on Friday: High inflation, Costco earnings, FTC Microsoft

Jim Cramer’s 10 most important things to watch in the market on Friday: High inflation, Costco earnings, FTC Microsoft

My top 10 things to watch Friday, December 9, 2022 1. Wholesale inflation: JUST PLAIN BAD. The government says November producer prices rose 0.3% overall against a forecast 0.2% rise. Excluding food and energy double estimate of core rates: +0.4%. US stock futures, up sharply before the numbers, fell after the release. Bond yields are …

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Thermal Barrier Coatings Market Size to Reach USD 31.4 Billion by 2030 Growing at 7.6% CAGR - Exclusive Report by Acumen Research and Consulting

High purity quartz market size is expected to reach USD 1,469 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 5.8%, driven by growing demand in semiconductor industry

BEIJING, 08 Dec. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Global High purity quartz market The size accounted for USD 901 million in 2021 and is expected to reach a market size of USD 1,469 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2022 to 2030. High Purity Quartz Market Statistics Global high purity quartz …

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US labor market remains tight as unemployment hits 10-month high

US labor market remains tight as unemployment hits 10-month high

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, indicating a still tight and strong labor market despite growing fears of a recession as the US Federal Reserve battles to rein in demand . Although the US Department of Labor’s weekly jobless claims report on Thursday showed jobless listings, or …

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Elon Musk says the risk of assassination is 'pretty high'

Elon Musk says the risk of assassination is ‘pretty high’

Elon Musk said the risk of his assassination was “pretty significant”. In a two-hour Q&A audio chat on Twitter spacesthe social media platform’s CEO told listeners that he “definitely” wouldn’t do “open-air car parades, let me put it that way.” “Frankly, the risk of something bad happening to me, or even literally being shot, is …

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Opinion: High debts and stagflation will bring the mother of all financial crises

Opinion: High debts and stagflation will bring the mother of all financial crises

NEW YORK (Project Syndicate) – The global economy is heading for an unprecedented confluence of economic, financial and debt crises, following the explosion of deficits, borrowing and debt over the past few decades. In the private sector, the mountain of debt includes that of households (such as mortgages, credit cards, car loans, student loans, personal …

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401(k) Hardship Withdrawals Hit an All-Time High of 'Worrying', Says Vanguard

401(k) Hardship Withdrawals Hit an All-Time High of ‘Worrying’, Says Vanguard

Amid stubbornly high inflation, a record proportion of Americans are turning their 401(K) accounts into emergency piggy banks, according to Vanguard. Dissecting data from a sample of about five million employer-sponsored 401(k) accounts that Vanguard manages, the researchers said that 0.5% made hardship withdrawals in October. It’s a “worrying” all-time high, said retirement savings and …

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