Financial technology firms abdicated their responsibility to screen out fraud in applications for a federal program designed to help small businesses stay open
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked down for the third week in a row and has fallen more than a half-point since hitting a 20-year high less than a month ago.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits came back down last week, hovering near levels suggesting the U.S. labor market has been largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes.
The U.S. House moved urgently Wednesday to head off the looming nationwide rail strike, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.