Interest rates hold back home sales in the Basin, statewide
May 15—MOSES LAKE — High interest rates are slowing down sales in the Basin real estate market.
The average monthly rate for a 30-year mortgage was 6.37% on Tuesday, up from 6.30% a week ago but still lower than the 6.76% it was a year ago. The persistently high rates are slowing sales and forcing builders to scale down their offerings,
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Read MoreHow a Retired Texas Teacher’s Social Security Just Jumped From Zero to $1,640 a Month After the Fairness Act
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Picture a 68-year-old retired math teacher in San Antonio. She spent 32 years in Texas classrooms, earned a $54,000 annual pension from the Teacher Retirement System (TRS), and picked up work on the side that paid into Social Security. Her benefit statement said she had earned $1,640 a month.
NuScale Power (SMR) Is Among The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks To Buy As SMRs Go Mainstream
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) is one of the best nuclear energy stocks to buy as SMRs go mainstream, with a median upside potential of 58.3%.
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) reported Q1 2026 results on May 7,
Read MoreTrump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show
US President Donald Trump speaks during a law enforcement leaders dinner, celebrating the start of National Police Week, in the Rose Garden at The White House in Washington D.C., on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars — including large purchases and sales of tech giants Nvidia,
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Read MoreTrump Caught Buying Tech Stocks and Then Pumping Their Value by Publicly Praising Them
If you’re surprised by any of the Trump family’s grifting since Donald’s return to office, you just haven’t been paying attention.
Read MoreThe Burst
Did Jim Cramer Call The Top?
Nvidia has been famous for its astonishing rally over the past year but on June 18, Jim Cramer came out and declared, “Nvidia, own it, don’t trade it, so far so good”
Literally the very next day the stock started to fall. And it reported its first full week loss thereafter.
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Will This Spinoff Unlock Massive Wealth?
In a pre-holiday surprise announcement, management at FedEx (NYSE:FDX) released news of a plan to spin off FedEx Freight into a standalone entity that also would be publicly traded.
Given the headwinds the firm has faced from pricing to cost-sensitive customers, the spinoff offers a potential boon to existing shareholders. FedEx Freight handles less-than-truckload shipping for the company,
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Sell This Stock Now? Ask Questions Later
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is a well-known name in the tech industry, and for a good reason. The company has been a significant player in the development of graphics processing units (GPUs) that power gaming and is a leader in chips that were foundational to crypto and AI applications.
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