The effects of COVID have been wide-reaching in the mortgage business, some positive, some negative. While some lenders have changed their own rules, often referred to as overlays, the one thing that has not changed is the regulations set forth by FHA. FHA is still providing financing for borrowers with …
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A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to a statistic involving five-month winning streaks for the S&P 500. The article has been corrected. Carrying the team. jonathan nackstrand/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Pandemic worries, election uncertainty, U.S.-China tensions — none of that is enough to sway this tough bull market, says …
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A century after winning the right to vote and in the midst of a pandemic, female fund managers are outperforming their male colleagues on Wall Street. That is according to a team of equity strategists at Goldman Sachs, who crunched the numbers in honor of 2020, which marks the 100th …
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Throughout the decades, home design has evolved to meet each household’s unique needs and style. (DepositPhotos) Interior design has always evolved to meet homeowners’ needs and preferences. Sometimes, those changes have been rapid, with drastic shifts happening each decade. This has been the case for the evolution of home interiors …
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Turn on your JavaScript to view content I can’t believe I’m writing this, but Joanna Gaines launched her fall line at Target today & although it’s only August, the line is WAY TOO GOOD not to share! I’ve said a few times before that a certain season launch was my …
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HBO Max will welcome Batman in August 2020, while it says goodbye to Harry Potter. The streaming service, owned by AT&T Inc. T, -1.32% , will lose all eight Harry Potter movies on Aug. 25 as their licensing contract expires, but will add six Batman movies, including the 1989 Michael …
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With a few notable exceptions (cough cough “Hamilton”), most streaming services are taking a summer programming vacation in July, making it a perfect time for budget-minded subscribers to cut back a bit on expenses without worrying about missing out on buzz-worthy new shows. As this column has previously mentioned, consumers …
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Lemonade Inc. snagged 2020’s strongest initial public offering debut of a U.S. company as shares of the mobile-based insurance startup became the latest to more than double on their first day of trading. Lemonade LMND, +139.34% shares, which skyrocketed as much as 144% to hit an intraday high of $ …
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A benchmark commodities index lost about 20% in the first half of 2020, with the energy sector leading the decline as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged demand for petroleum. Uranium, though, stands out as a resilient performer that’s likely to continue to do well in the second half of the year. …
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