According to average rates from the Zillow lender marketplace, mortgage rates are mostly on the rise today compared to yesterday. The current 30-year fixed rate today, Saturday, August 1, 2026, rose by 10 basis points to 6.65%, the 15-year fixed rate fell by 2 basis points to 6.01%, and the 5/1 ARM rose by 23…
Find out how much you could earn by locking in a high CD rate today. The Federal Reserve cut its federal funds rate three times in 2025. So far in 2026, the Fed has left interest rates alone, and so now could be your last chance to lock in a competitive CD rate before rates…
Key Points Interested in Teekay Corporation Ltd.? Here are five stocks we like better. Teekay Tankers delivered record results, with second-quarter adjusted net income of $194 million, or $5.56 per share, up 50% sequentially. The company generated about $200 million in operating free cash flow and ended the quarter with more than $1.2 billion in…
Key Points Interested in TriNet Group, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. TriNet raised its 2026 earnings outlook after improved insurance performance and cost management. Adjusted diluted EPS guidance increased to $4.50–$5.10, while adjusted EBITDA margin guidance rose to 8.5%–9%. Second-quarter revenue fell 5% year over year to $1.2 billion as total worksite…
Key Points Interested in Stryker Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better. Stryker reported strong Q2 results, with 9% organic sales growth and adjusted EPS of $3.69, up 17.9% year over year. Both MedSurg and Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics delivered high-single-digit organic growth as operations recovered from the earlier cybersecurity incident. The company achieved record…
July 31 (Reuters) – A selloff in U.S. Treasuries this week signaled the need for the Federal Reserve to earn its inflation-fighting “credibility” with interest rate increases, St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem told the Financial Times. “At this juncture, earlier, incremental, gradual interest-rate action is preferable, less costly and less disruptive than potentially later,…
Key Points Interested in Markel Group Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Net income surged, but operating income declined: Markel’s Q2 net income rose to $1.2 billion, helped by $1.2 billion in net investment gains, while adjusted operating income fell to $436 million from $578 million year over year. Insurance underwriting strengthened: Markel…
Key Points Interested in Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc? Here are five stocks we like better. Invesco Mortgage Capital delivered a 3.8% economic return in the second quarter, supported by $0.12-per-share monthly dividends, while book value per share declined 0.6%. The investment portfolio grew 12.4% to $8.2 billion after the company raised approximately $118 million through…
Key Points Interested in Huntsman Corporation? Here are five stocks we like better. Third-quarter conditions are expected to remain stable after improved second-quarter margins, but Huntsman sees subdued global demand growth of roughly 0% to 2%, weak North American housing indicators and uneven consumer confidence. Advanced Materials volume rose 8% in the second quarter, led…
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) – Oil prices closed more than $1 per barrel higher on Friday, ending July with their biggest monthly gains since March, as concerns over global crude flows mounted on Iranian reports that some tankers were forced to turn back in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent futures settled…
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