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Mortgage applications rise as rates fall to one-month low

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets of neighborhood on Jan. 13, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in a month, boosting refinance activity and offsetting weak demand from homebuyers. As a result, total mortgage application volume rose 1.8% last...

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Cleveland Fed President Hammack expects interest rates to stay on hold ‘for a good while’

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said Wednesday that the central bank is weighing threats to both inflation and employment and should keep interest rates on hold as conditions evolve. In a live CNBC interview, the central bank official advocated a patient approach to monetary policy as officials watch incoming data for clues about where...

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Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed chair doesn’t leave office on his own

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and said the probe into the renovation of the...

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United CEO brought merger idea to White House but considered it last fall

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, joined by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Oct. 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby raised the idea for an airline merger with the Trump...

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NAACP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Memphis data center air pollution

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center on Riverport Rd in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025. Brandon Dill | The Washington Post | Getty Images The NAACP filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk‘s xAI on Tuesday, accusing the artificial intelligence company of violating the Clean Air Act with its use of natural...

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Eric Swalwell accuser Lonna Drewes: ‘He raped me’

TazaPulseApril 15, 2026

Lonna Drewes reacts during a press conference alleging U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) sexually assaulted her alongside a photo of Drewes with Swalwell (R) on April 14, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A new accuser of Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday tearfully accused that she believed the fallen Democratic lawmaker...

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A ‘systemic’ jet fuel shortage, flight cuts in Europe loom: analysts

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Stock picture of a British Airways plane taking off from London Heathrow Airport. Stefan Rousseau – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Europe’s airline industry is at risk of a “systemic” jet fuel shortage in the next few weeks if the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, with the potential of hundreds of flight...

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Wholesale prices rose 0.5% in March, much less than expected despite war impact

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

Producer prices rose in March but considerably less than expected as the Iran war’s push on energy prices rekindled fears of another inflation burst. The producer price index, a gauge of pipeline costs for final demand goods and services, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.5% for the month, well below the Dow Jones consensus estimate for...

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CEOs are betting AI will augment work rather than displace all workers

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

The effect artificial intelligence will have on the labor market has left workers and job seekers alike worried about their future. Top executives, however, are optimistic that the technology can continue to augment workloads rather than entirely displace human employees. The debate over the future of work even extends inside the corridors of a major...

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U.S.-Iran talks could restart before ceasefire expires: Reports

TazaPulseApril 14, 2026

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, D.C., after the White House announced he would be leading the U.S. delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S....