Andrea Riquier

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Andrea Riquier

REAL ESTATERates for home loans surged amid evidence that higher borrowing costs and financial and economic uncertainty are holding back the housing market. In the week ending April 17, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.83%, Freddie Mac announced Thursday. That’s up from 6.62% last week and marks the biggest one-week jump since last August. Those figures don’t include fees or points, and rates in some parts of the country may be higher or lower than the national average.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Andrea Riquier

Stocks fell after the opening bell Wednesday as investors grappled with another twist in the ongoing U.S. trade war. The Dow 30 Industrials shed 156 points, 0.4%, to open near 40,369, while the broad S&P 500 was off 0.2%, or 9 points, near 5,397. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index was little changed, near 16,823. Shares of behemoth chipmaker Nvidia tumbled nearly 6%. The company on Tuesday night announced that the U.S. government was limiting exports of one of its chips to China.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Eric Lagatta |Andrea Riquier |Anthony Robledo

Today is Tax Day, which means many taxpayers in the United States may be scrambling to file their forms ahead of the looming deadline. If you're among those who procrastinated your taxes, not to worry: The Internal Revenue Service makes it possible to request a deadline extension. Here's what to know about filing tax extensions:When is the tax deadline?

1 week ago | rgj.com | Brett McGinness |Cooper Worth |Andrea Riquier

Nevada ranked high on the list for average federal tax refunds, according to the latest data from the IRS. Nevada refunds averaged $3,643 in 2022, the most recent year with available data, according to travel advice website Upgraded Points. That put the Silver State in fourth place behind Florida, Texas and Wyoming. The study also examined how refund amounts have changed over the past five years due to economic disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery measures.

2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Andrea Riquier

Stocks ripped higher and bond yields jumped Wednesday after the White House pulled back on its trade war. The S&P 500 was up 414 points, 8.3%, to trade near 5,397, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2,680 points, or 7.1%, to top 40,000. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged 1,608 points, 10.5%, to trade near 16,876 in the mid afternoon. Shortly after 1 pm ET, President Donald Trump said he was pausing reciprocal tariffs on all countries for 90 days while raising China's levy to 125%.