A high drama is currently playing out in a small corner of the financial markets, perhaps the last place that any ordinary investor – as a Hollywood producer – might think to see. While many of the details are knee-jerk in financial market jargon, from short coverage to triple charges …
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Text size Sanofi is limiting its focus on drug development, stopping its diabetes and cardiovascular research. Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is digging into the cash it raised earlier this year with the sale of its $ 11.7 billion stake in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the …
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COVID-19 is still raging, traders are starting to bet on “hornworms around the election,” and the US and China could not even agree on planning a scheduled meeting over the weekend. None of this is, of course, significant to the stock market. Goldman Sachs became the latest company to increase …
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has criticized a move by mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to impose a new fee on certain mortgages, saying it would be detrimental to consumers. “The White House has serious concerns about this action, and is monitoring it,” a senior White House official …
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Text size Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg With interest rates on historic leases, a new fee could make it more expensive to refinance your mortgage, experts say. Fannie Mae (ticker: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) announced a new 0.5% fee on limited cash-out refinances and cash-out refinances on Wednesday night. The …
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