QUESTION: My realtor says the Fed is keeping rates high until the November midterms to punish Trump. He insists inflation has subsided and expects another rate cut to bring mortgage rates down and buyers back. He claims I will have better luck listing the property after midterms. Is there any substance to this argument? ANSWER: No. Your realtor is asking you to stake a financial decision on his political opinion. Where is his evidence that the Fed is setting rates to punish Trump? The Fed makes monetary policy independently of the White House. You can criticize its decisions without inventing…
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Gold and silver prices are on the move across India today, with rates shifting in both Delhi and Telangana.Investors tracking precious metals are watching 22-carat and 24-carat gold prices closely as market conditions evolve.Silver prices are also fluctuating in the southern region.These daily price movements reflect ongoing market dynamics in India’s precious metals sector, where both retail and institutional buyers monitor rates for investment and jewelry purposes.AI-generated briefing — triage, not the story; every claim links out to the coverage below.Latest videoPowered by TPD VideoReader pollAdvertisementPowered by SidedThe Conversation Source link
Jenna Dewan’s fiancé, Steve Kazee, has seen the chatter about her “Dancing with the Stars” partnership, and he’s making his feelings clear. After an Instagram video questioned whether Dewan and professional partner Val Chmerkovskiy were getting too “touchy,” Kazee jumped into the comments to defend his fiancée and call out the speculation. “DWTS” judge Carrie Ann Inaba also weighed in, pushing back against attempts to turn the dancers’ physical interactions into something romantic. For Dewan, the debate marks another round of scrutiny during a season that already began with questions about her professional dance background. Steve Kazee Calls Out Conflicting…
AI OFFSETS IRAN WARThe WTO said that while disruptions of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had reduced energy supplies and raised prices of key energy products and fertilisers, most economies outside of the region had remained resilient. It said supply chains had successfully adapted to disruptions in the energy, fertiliser and transport markets caused by the Iran war. Merchandise trade grew by 3.5 per cent in the first half of 2026, exceeding WTO expectations.Global crude oil exports fell by only about six per cent, and liquefied natural gas exports dropped by one per cent.Meanwhile global container traffic actually increased by 3.9…
Syrian authorities questioned why search and rescue operations were called off before the fate of 10 sailors was known.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026Syria has called for an “independent and transparent” investigation into the sinking of a cargo ship in the Black Sea, demanding answers over the fate of the ship’s 10 crew members, including nine Syrians and an Egyptian, who remain unaccounted for.The Togolese-flagged Alfa Watan, went down in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone early on Tuesday, amid a rising number of drone strikes hitting Black Sea shipping during the Russia-Ukraine war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt…
Texas Longhorns junior quarterback Arch Manning is the biggest name in college football, but he’s not considered a contender for the sport’s premier award. Ahead of Texas’ rivalry game against the 2-2 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, USA Today’s Blake Toppmeyer polled 14 Heisman Trophy voters to assess Manning’s chances of winning the award. None put the Longhorns signal-caller on their ballot. Ohio State Buckeyes junior wide receiver Jeremiah Smith emerged as the clear favorite in the survey. Heisman voters get a first-, second- and third-place vote. Multiple voters clarified Manning wouldn’t be close to one of those spots. Heisman voters talk Arch Manning “I don’t even think…
Bowling has seen better days. Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp., the dominant player in the business, has lost nearly half of its market value in the past year and had the rating on its debt cut further into junk territory.Higher borrowing costs and iffy consumer sentiment are factors, but Americans also just don’t seem to want to bowl that much anymore. And it’s not just bowling. Demand for other social forms of leisure is on the decline, too. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc.’s disappointing earnings and country clubs’ declining membership are cases in point. There may be a boom in exclusive…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Customers are more likely to accept higher prices when they trust your recommendations and understand the value they’re receiving. Make price increases thoughtful, consistent and transparent rather than waiting until rising costs force a sudden, steep adjustment. Before charging more, improve workflows and give employees the support they need to serve more customers without sacrificing quality or burning out. One of the veterinarians in the hospital community I lead recently came in on her day off to see a long-time patient. It wasn’t an exception. This vet regularly answers urgent…
NASA’s Artemis II mission—a slingshot around the moon earlier this year that sent four astronauts to lunar space for the first time in more than half a century—was an unequivocal success. The voyage was chiefly a technological stepping stone for future crewed forays to the lunar surface, which should culminate with the founding of a small base near the moon’s south pole. But it was also a chance to carry out novel observations of the lunar farside, a largely mysterious realm that has been rarely glimpsed by human eyes.Although Artemis II’s Orion spacecraft carried minimal science payloads, its astronauts were…
Some supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have begun to publicly turn against their leader, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Trump administration as a whole as they demand tougher crackdowns on food dyes and pesticides.A scorecard released Thursday by MAHA activists, including former members of Kennedy’s 2024 presidential campaign, claims the Trump administration broke more than 85% of its promises to MAHA on food, agriculture and environmental health. The makers of the scorecard include Dave Murphy, a former fundraiser for Kennedy’s campaign, and Charles Eisenstein, Kennedy’s former chief speechwriter.NBC News is first to report on…