Here’s everything the Federal Reserve is expected to do Wednesday
Here’s a quick look at the multiple variables that will come into play when this week’s Fed meeting concludes Wednesday.
Mortgage demand inches higher as interest rates move lower
Borrowers are finally reacting to lower mortgage rates, boosting demand for both refinances and loans to purchase homes.
Congressional negotiators reach bipartisan agreement on framework for funding deal
Lawmakers have been wrapped up in negotiations to avoid a government shutdown, NBC News reports.
Jack Dorsey admits mistakes at Twitter, and says the site still has problems
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in a blog post that he gave up pushing for the changes he wanted at Twitter after activist investors came into the company.
Elon Musk says he can stop child exploitation on Twitter. So far, he’s axed jobs and pushed out watchdogs
Under Musk’s new management, Twitter said that its November suspensions for child sexual exploitation content had risen, but internal records show the company has few employees left working on “Trust and Safety.”
The Arctic is getting warmer and stormier, and ship traffic is increasing as ice melts
Nearly 150 Arctic scientists from 11 countries developed this year’s Arctic Report Card.
Two Americans and five Russians charged with running a smuggling network to obtain military technology and ammunition for Russia
Two American citizens and five Russian nationals were charged with smuggling sensitive military technology and ammunition to benefit the Kremlin.
Why tech insiders are so excited about ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions and writes essays
Since OpenAI released ChatGPT last month, the text-based artificial intelligence tool has gone viral, attracting a million users in its first five days.
Mortgage rates drop after CPI report, but the housing market is far from out of the woods
The rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.28%, but that’s still dramatically higher than where it was a year ago.
Apple launches a big update that makes your iPhone backups more secure. Here’s how to turn it on
If you opt-in to Apple’s Advanced Data Protection, then Apple Photos, Notes and iCloud backups won’t be accessible to anyone but you.
