If you are in the process of refinancing your mortgage, you may end up paying more than you expected. Fannie Mae FNMA, + 1.42% and Freddie Mac FMCC, + 1.67% announced Wednesday night that they will now charge a 0.5% negative market fee on all refinances, including both cash-out and …
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The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more than the …
Read More »Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the last three decades and an expert on pandemics for the last four decades, has been waiting for recent news that Russia has developed a vaccine, and is ready to start inoculating people with it. “We have …
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Off-price retailer Stein Mart Inc. announced bankruptcy on Tuesday amid rising off-price pressures, a retail category that grew for COVID-19. To be sure, Stein Mart SMRT, -37.89% , like many other retailers that have submitted Chapter 11, face challenges even before the coronavirus pandemic. Fiscal losses for 2019 totaled 22 …
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Cisco Systems Inc. reported financial results that were largely in line with the Wall Street estimate, but another revenue decline and accompanying soft income battled the stock in trading after hours Wednesday. The company also announced the retirement of longtime Chief Financial Officer Kelly Kramer, once a successor is found. …
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