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There are both smart and risky ways to borrow money from your home this fall. alexkich/Getty Images Interest rates are elevated, and the cost of living keeps rising, so many homeowners are turning to their property for financial breathing room. Home prices are still high, and most homeowners have substantial home equity, about $313,000 on average, according to a March 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor report. Understandably, many want to utilize it with a home equity loan or home equity line of credit (HELOC) for much-needed cash.Of course, there’s a benefit-risk ratio to consider with any loan product. On the one…

Americans’ confidence in finding a new job after losing one just hit its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a New York Fed survey published Monday. The metric fell 5.8 percentage points to 44.9% in August, the lowest reading since the start of the survey in June 2013. Additionally, mean expectations that the US unemployment rate will be higher one year from now ticked up nearly 2 percentage points to 39.1%. The data underscores how workers are feeling the effects of a dramatic slowdown in the labor market. The August jobs report released last week by the…

In February, after an endorsement by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced he was running to be Florida’s next governor. Donations began pouring into the Friends of Byron Donalds PAC totaling more than $22 million. But donations for Byron Donalds for Congress didn’t stop. And the Federal Election Commission has an issue with the Donalds’ campaign soliciting and collecting money for both. Last month the FEC, which enforces and administers campaign finance laws, sent a letter to Bradley T. Crate, treasurer for both of Donalds’ campaigns. The letter, signed by a senior analyst at the FEC, stated that…

In February, after an endorsement by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced he was running to be Florida’s next governor. Donations began pouring into the Friends of Byron Donalds PAC totaling more than $22 million. But donations for Byron Donalds for Congress didn’t stop. And the Federal Election Commission has an issue with the Donalds’ campaign soliciting and collecting money for both. Last month the FEC, which enforces and administers campaign finance laws, sent a letter to Bradley T. Crate, treasurer for both of Donalds’ campaigns. The letter, signed by a senior analyst at the FEC, stated that…

When Donald Trump flew to the UK in late July for meetings with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, it was the US president who played host: The sessions were held at Trump Turnberry, his golf course on Scotland’s southwestern coast.

Welcome back! Did you already get a lift in today? On Wall Street, chasing gains at the office is becoming the new norm. Here’s how gyms at five top firms stack up.In today’s big story, people are obsessed with reading into every corporate rebrand as the next big political statement. It’s not that serious.What’s on deck:Markets: The interview questions Wall Street hiring managers use to spot talent.Tech: Inside Silicon Valley’s “youthquake.”Business: Hyundai has for decades poured billions into America’s South. Then ICE rattled its biggest US project yet.But first, we’re switching things up.If this was forwarded to you, sign up…

ATLANTA – We already know a thing or two about heat here in Georgia. But if you really want to know about true, scorching heat — you go see Jim Duffy. What we know: Duffy is the owner of Refining Fire Chiles, a chile pepper retail and education business that features some of the hottest — and most unique — little pods on the planet. He became interested in chiles back in 2003, thanks to the homemade salsas and sauces of his coworkers; soon, he was growing dozens of varieties and winning over fans throughout California. In 2021, Duffy relocated…

Secondary ticketing marketplace platform StubHub has revealed how much it hopes to earn from its initial public offering.In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday (September 8), StubHub Holdings revealed it plans to sell just over 34 million Class A shares, with an option to sell an additional 5.1 million shares. It expects the shares to fetch USD $22-$25 each.That indicates StubHub is expecting to raise between $748 million and $975 million from the IPO. Based on the number of outstanding shares listed in the SEC filing, that price target would give StubHub a valuation between…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Two women faced charges after two deputies working undercover stopped to gamble at an arcade on Saturday in Miami-Dade County, records show. Leer en españolKenia Landa, who was born in Cuba and lives in Hialeah Gardens, appeared before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Monday morning, records show.“You were arrested for bookmaking, renting a house for purposes of gambling, and also acting as a keeper or agent of a gambling house,” Glazer told Landa in court.Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Landa, 52, and Beatriz Vichot on Saturday night at the Galaxy Arcade, at…

Americans are increasingly souring on big business and capitalism — but they’re not turning to socialism quite yet.New polling from Gallup found that just 37% of Americans have a positive rating of big business, down from 46% in 2021.It’s a stunning turnaround in less than a decade. As recently as 2019, 52% of Americans had a positive view of big business.The poll also found that 54% of Americans rate capitalism positively, a six percentage point decline from 2021. It’s the lowest favorability rating recorded for capitalism since Gallup began polling this question in 2010.At the same time, Americans continue to…