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A for sale sign is posted in front of a home that is listed for over $1 million on April 29, 2022 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMortgage rates turned lower for the second straight week, but it wasn't enough to boost demand for either new purchase loans or refinances, according to a weekly report from the Mortgage Bankers Association.Rates are still much higher than they were for the past two years. Last week the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming…

U.S. stock futures moved modestly higher on Tuesday evening as investors looked to build on a solid rally.Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 43 points, or about 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked up about 0.1% each.The move in futures came as the stock market's recent sell-off appeared to have paused. On Tuesday, the Dow rose 431 points, or 1.3%, while the S&P 500 gained 2% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed nearly 2.8%.The Dow has declined for seven straight weeks, but stocks have…

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are said to feature slightly larger screen sizes in comparison to the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. This difference in screen sizes has been apparently caused by Apple's supposed decision to get rid of the notch and add narrow bezels. These iPhone models are believed to come with a pill-shaped hole-punch slot for storing the front camera and Face ID sensors. Apple has not yet officially released any information regarding the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.The tip comes from…

U.S. stock futures are slightly higher on Monday night after the S&P 500 fell to its lowest point in more than a year.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 65 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.2% and 0.2%, respectively. Shares of AMC and Novavax made major moves after hours on the back of their most recent quarterly reports.Earlier in the day, the S&P 500 dropped below the 4,000 level to mark the index's weakest point since March 2021. The broad market index fell as low as…

Global food commodity prices fell slightly in April after reaching their highest level in the previous month, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said. The fall was led by a significant downturn in vegetable oil and cereal, according to details highlighted in the Food Price Index report released on Friday. The index tracks the international prices of the most commonly traded food commodities. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 158.5 points in April 2022,…

There’s no shortage of GPS running watches. Seriously. When I ran the New York City Half Marathon last month, I quickly lost count of the different brands and models of watches I saw on the wrists of my fellow runners. Runners are among the most eager to quantify their workout data with tech — be it with watches, smart shoes, smart insoles, apps, or even a connected treadmill. So I was wholly unsurprised when Polar billed its $299.95 Pacer Pro as a GPS watch that’s specifically designed to help runners take their race…

Apple is now selling replacement iPhone parts directly to customers, allowing them to repair their own devices rather than paying a professional. But if you were expecting a DIY repair to be a way of saving money, then you might be a little disappointed. Apple’s pricing for some of the most common replacement parts is very similar to what it’ll charge you to do the repairs at an Apple Store, even when you’re the one delicately taking your phone apart to swap out a broken part. Only once you factor in the credit you get…