A real estate sign in a suburb of Toronto. REUTERS/Mark Blinch October 20, 2017 NEW YORK (Reuters) – New rules meant to cut out risky lending by banks in Canada are pushing home purchasers into the arms of unregulated lenders, the head of the nation’s housing agency said on Friday, […]
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Hawaii boat crash spurs new concerns about foreign fishermen
HONOLULU – A boat that ran aground off Honolulu while transporting foreign fishermen to work in Hawaii’s commercial fishing industry has raised new questions about the safety and working conditions for foreign laborers in this unique U.S. fleet. Continue Reading Below A long, cramped journey to the United States for […]
Senators press EPA head for concessions on biofuels mandate
WASHINGTON – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to make peace on biofuels standards with senators from big corn-growing states who could upend President Donald Trump’s nominees for important EPA jobs. Continue Reading Below EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has written GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and […]
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: Continue Reading Below NOT REAL: Illegal Alien Charged With […]
More cancer patients now have insurance because of Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, has led to a dramatic decrease in the number of adults with cancer who lacked health insurance, new research shows. But whether future changes to this law could reverse the trend remains to be seen. “We wanted to understand what the ACA […]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has ‘the eye of the tiger’ as she battles cancer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has completed her second round of chemotherapy in her battle against breast cancer. The “Veep” star announced the milestone in an Instagram photo, where the hilarious actress is donned in a black hoodie, sunglasses and a fake mustache. “Chemo #2: finito. We are NOT f—ing around here,” she […]
WATCH: Kate del Castillo tells her side of ‘El Chapo’ story
Transcript for Kate del Castillo tells her side of ‘El Chapo’ story We’ll move on to our “Gma” cover story an exclusive interview with Kate del Castillo, the actress who took Sean Penn to meet fugitive drug kingpin el Chapo telling her side of the story drawing some fire from […]
Markets Right Now: Banks, technology lead gains for stocks
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): Continue Reading Below 11:45 a.m. Stocks are moving higher in midday trading on Wall Street, led by gains in technology companies and banks. Synchrony Financial jumped 4.4 percent Friday and Citizens Financial rose 1.1 percent. Both reported […]
Bitcoin surges above $6,000 for the first time on heavy trading volume
Bitcoin surged 5 percent to a record high above $6,000 on high trading volume Friday. The cryptocurrency hit a record high of $6,003.81 in late morning New York trading, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin later pared some gains to trade around $5,905 by early afternoon. Twenty-four hour trading volume in U.S. […]
Bitcoin just surged above $6,000, a record
Bitcoin surged 5 percent to a record high above $6,000 on Friday. The cryptocurrency traded at $6,003.81 as of 11:48 a.m. in New York, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin notched its record after briefly plunging 8.7 percent Wednesday amid fears of greater scrutiny from U.S. regulators. Most of the cryptocurrency’s trading […]