Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. Microsoft shares fell by more than 1.7% on Wednesday following a report the tech giant had lowered growth targets for AI product sales, ...

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After leaving consumers hanging for much of the year, the Federal Reserve ultimately lowered rates three times in 2025. On Dec. 10, the central bank instituted a 25-basis-point cut to the federal ...

If you’ve been monitoring mortgage rates, things have been looking pretty rosy lately. After starting 2025 just above 7%, rates are hovering just over 6.0%, landing at an average of 6.26% a week ...

“There’s this old thought that somebody with Down syndrome won’t be able to get a job or live independently,” says Kishore Vellody, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School ...

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, the lowest level since February 2023. Analysts are divided about whether further cuts will follow in 2026. Interest rates affect mortgage, ...

Gabriel Nussbaum on five money habits worth starting in 2026 After a hugely divisive vote in November, where analysts were split on their expected outcomes and the eventual MPC vote was 5-4 in favour ...