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Mortgage rates aren't expected to get much cheaper for homebuyers in 2027, especially if inflation stays high.

Bodycote agrees takeover by Veritas and Epiris to acquire Gamma Communications

Oil has what you might call a weak correlation with liberal democracy. Consumers have long tolerated being dependent on unstable or unsavory regimes for their energy. As Paolo Scaroni was fond of observing when he ran Italian oil major Eni SpA, no one drills for oil in Switzerland.

President Donald Trump can dismiss public opinion polls as “fake news” all he wants. That won’t change the fact that the commander-in-chief is in political distress — even according to survey outlets that usually give him more favorable ratings.

Like every bubble, the important point is how the AI boom is being financed

AI slop is taking over political communication. What could go wrong?

America needs its neighbors to counter China.

Decision by former prime minister will trigger by-election in his London seat, with Greens likely to challenge ruling Labour Party

Seattle is confronting a real estate slowdown as AI reshapes employment and the wealthy face new levies. Anna Edgerton explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

Markets are not pricing in the probability of South Africa’s return to investment grade, leaving scope for government bonds, stocks and the rand to rally, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.