Beckett Showalter

Business Buzz: Mortgage rates hit highest level since Trump took office 0
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- September 28, 2026
It’s the fourth-straight week that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased, climbing up to 6.95%. This marks the highest level for mortgage rates since President Trump’s first full week into his second term late January last year. A mortgage rate is the percentage of interest that is charged on a home loan. These
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Business Buzz: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs to take effect on certain U.S. goods, Trump to escalate trade war 0
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- September 20, 2026
United States President Donald Trump is rapidly escalating the current trade war with Canada which has been in effect since February of this year. This will spike the price of certain Canadian products across the country. A tariff is a tax that one country charges on goods and services imported from another country. Trump is
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Business Buzz: Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, what’s next?0
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- September 15, 2026
On Sept. 1, 2026, Tim Cook stepped down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple and has now transitioned to the role of executive chairman. Cook had been the front man for the company for fifteen years after the company’s previous CEO, Steve Jobs, resigned due to his declining health. John Ternus has now
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