In late July, 2025, 30yr fixed rates embarked on an excellent adventure, moving down from 6.75% on July 31st to 5.99% by late February, 2026. Since then, things haven’t been great thanks to war-related fuel price drama and stronger econ data (the supreme court ruling on tariffs didn’t help either, because it increased Treasury issuance […]
Brigham nurses consider next action steps as they seek an additional bargaining date and push MGB to negotiate key issues such as limiting temporary nurses BOSTON, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Registered nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), returned to the bargaining table Tuesday for the first […]
While last week’s CPI and PPI reports were unabashedly great news, the bond market spent Friday and yesterday gradually unwinding most of the resulting gains. The least complicated way to approach this phenomenon would be to observe that fuel prices spent the same 2 days breaking to the highest levels since May 19th and they […]
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. sold an underperforming asset and entered into a sale-leaseback deal to bolster its finances and increase future profitability. Maple Street Biscuit Co. The brand known for its traditional Southern cuisine and old-country stores sold its Maple Street Biscuit Co. restaurant assets to fast-casual chain Biscuit Belly but anticipates incurring […]
Intel (INTC +8.12%) stock soared 8.4% through 2:10 p.m. ET Tuesday on a raft of positive news headlines — or at least headlines investors viewed as positive. Image source: Intel. Layoffs at Intel Intel employees are probably less thrilled with the first item on this list, a report from Business Insider that Intel will lay […]
Centerforce, a nonprofit organization that provides vocational training and employment services for adults with disabilities, has acquired the historic Bone Dry Shoe Building in downtown Tacoma for $2.5 million. The acquisition establishes a permanent headquarters for the growing nonprofit while preserving one of Tacoma’s most recognizable historic office buildings. Lee & Associates brokers John Bauder and […]
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Market leadership within the tech momentum trade has shifted in the wake of the recent bloodbath. Over the past month, a sharp unwinding of crowded positions sent semiconductors into a steep correction from recent record highs. But instead of fleeing technology entirely, capital is rotating into cybersecurity, a far more resilient corner of the sector […]
Annaly Capital Management (NLY 0.33%) and Starwood Property Trust (STWD +0.03%) are two of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) focused on mortgage investments. Annaly is the biggest residential mortgage REIT by market cap, while Starwood is the largest one focused on commercial real estate financing. Both REITs currently offer eye-popping yields: Annaly’s is […]
Among those who ranked housing as a top-two issue, that gap widened to 53% for Democrats versus Republicans. For brokers qualifying buyers on single-family homes, NAR’s methodology — based on a $446,400 median at a 6.57% rate — put the income required to qualify at $109,152 in June. That bar, for many first-time buyers under […]