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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after jobs report comes in warm but hopefully not too hot 07/07/2023 04:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday after data suggested the U.S. job market is still warm enough to keep the economy growing but maybe not so hot that it stokes inflation much higher. The S&P 500 lost 12.64 points, or 0.3%, to 4,398.95, though slightly more stocks wit First Solar, Castle Biosciences rise; Levi Strauss falls, Friday, 7/7/2023 07/07/2023 04:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday. Castle Biosciences Inc., up $7.02 to $20.30. The diagnostic testing company gave investors an encouraging update on a cancer-risk test. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., up $6.71 to $90.55. Chinese regulators fined an US forward Ricardo Pepi signs for PSV Eindhoven on 5-year deal 07/07/2023 12:44pm • EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — United States forward Ricardo Pepi signed for PSV Eindhoven on Friday, staying in the Dutch league where he impressed last season. PSV said the 20-year-old Pepi signed a five-year contract with the club which finished runner-up in the Eredivisie last season. The deal UEFA clears Brighton, Toulouse and Aston Villa for European entry but limits future transfer deals 07/07/2023 11:28am • GENEVA (AP) — Under threat of losing European competition places, Brighton, Toulouse and Aston Villa were cleared Friday by UEFA to play next season despite their owners having ties to other clubs that qualified, including AC Milan. However, UEFA also prohibited the partner clubs — Brighton and Elevated mortgage rates are leading to sharply higher monthly payments even as home prices ease 07/07/2023 06:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Would-be homebuyers are willing to take on sharply higher mortgage payments, even as home prices have begun to pull back this year. The median monthly payment listed on applications for home purchase loans jumped 14.1% in May from a year earlier to an all-time high $2,165, accor Stock market today: Asian shares fall as strong US data dash hopes for an end to rate hikes 07/07/2023 01:15am • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares slipped Friday after another decline on Wall Street, where hopes for an end to interest rate hikes were again dashed by strong jobs data. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were higher. Investors were watching for updates from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit Mortgage Rates Surge to Highest Level This Year 07/06/2023 08:00pm • Mortgage rates jumped higher across the board this week, with both fixed and adjustable interest rates trending upward. The 30-year fixed rate was 7.26%, the highest it's been since peaking at 7.33% in November 2022. Here are the current mortgage rates, without discount points unless otherwise noted In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro 07/06/2023 05:56pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After four years of rising destruction in Brazil’s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government satellite data released Thursday. From January to June the rainforest had alerts f John Berylson, owner of English soccer team Millwall, dies in car crash at age 70 07/06/2023 04:42pm • BOSTON (AP) — John Berylson, an American businessman known for his enthusiastic ownership of the English soccer team Millwall, has died. He was 70. His death, the result of a car crash in Massachusetts on Tuesday, was announced by the second-division London team, which said Berylson presided over Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/06/2023 01:31pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 6.81% this week to highest level since November 07/06/2023 12:13pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to a new high for the year this week, pushing up borrowing costs for homebuyers already facing heightened competition in a housing market short on homes. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 6.81% from 6.71% Real Madrid signs young Turkey midfielder Arda Güler 07/06/2023 10:14am • MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid reached a deal to sign Arda Güler on Thursday, adding another young player to its midfield. The 18-year-old Turkey international arrives from Fenerbahce on a six-year contract. He will be officially introduced by Madrid on Friday. Spanish media said the talented youngste Stock market today: Asian markets extend losses after Wall Street drifts lower 07/06/2023 12:43am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street drifted downward following a rally that sent it roaring 16% higher for the year so far. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 3% on heavy selling of Chinese banks shares after Goldman Sachs downgraded them citing concerns about t What Is the Student Loan Grace Period? 07/05/2023 08:00pm • Once you've graduated from college, the quest to land a job, find an apartment and start your adult life can seem overwhelming. There are so many questions to answer and so little time to go searching for the answers. For instance, you might start wondering when those student loans you took out actu Mortgages for Seniors: Everything You Need to Know 07/05/2023 08:00pm • If you're at or near retirement and looking for a new mortgage, it might call for more preparation than any previous home purchases. While many in their 60s and 70s are still working full time and may be able to handle a mortgage more easily than someone who is retired, it's still a good idea to con