Mortgage rates fell this week after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage ...

The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report published Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. "A 7% decline is really ...

The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and new federal data shows that another drop last year brought the rate down to the lowest on record. About 3.6 million ...

The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers. By Sabrina Tavernise The U.S. fertility rate fell slightly in 2025, to another record low, extending ...

Federal Reserve officials stuck to their projection of one interest-rate cut this year at their meeting in March despite uncertainty around the war in Iran – and the odds of at least one cut tripled ...

If you think your budget has been tight lately, you might look at your insurance bill. A 45.8% increase in regulator-approved home insurance rates is one that's severely impacting housing ...

The outlook for U.S. interest rates is shifting again, as policymakers signal caution and markets reassess expectations for monetary easing. For months, investors had been positioning for a gradual ...

LANSING, MI - A week after getting approval for the largest electric rate hike in more than 20 years, Consumers Energy has formally announced it will pursue another increase later this year. In a ...

Mortgage rates have been on a five-week increase since dropping below 6% for the first time in three and a half years in late February. The weekly update from Freddie Mac showed 30-year fixed-rate ...

Investors are increasingly pricing in a potential interest rate hike from the Fed. Goldman Sachs says the hawkish shift in market expectations is overblown. The firm, which still expects two rate cuts ...

Mortgage rates have risen almost half a percentage point since Iran war start Increase in home borrowing costs hurts housing affordability for new buyers Oil down, Treasury yields up as Trump says he ...

If you think your budget has been hard to make lately, you might look at your insurance bill. A 45.8% increase in regulator-approved home insurance rates is one that's severely impacting housing ...