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Justin Gwizdala, 33, recently bought his third home. He and his wife were waiting for mortgage rates to drop and a suitable home to come on the market so they could move closer to family and friends in the northeastern suburb of Lake Forest. The father-of-three last bought a home in 2021, buying a five-bedroom house in Hawthorn Woods with a 3% mortgage rate. Mortgage rates have since skyrocketed, but Gwizdala said he was pleasantly “shocked” to have been able to keep his mortgage rate below 6% on his most recent home purchase. The mortgage rate on his new five-bedroom…

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors held their final meeting of the year on 23-24 October 2024, during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group. The two leaders’ last meeting came as part of preparations for COP29 in Baku and the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, where governments will negotiate new collective quantitative targets (NCQGs) on climate finance. The series of documents issued after the meeting included several notable developments, summarized below. This builds on E3G’s previous blog outlining the achievements of multilateral development banks (MDBs) at last week’s annual meeting.…

WASHINGTON – Kamala Harris called a rally Tuesday that drew thousands of voters to the site where the former president spoke to the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, calling the Donald Trump era “a page.” He called on Americans to “turn over the pages.”On a chilly fall night a week before Election Day, the Democratic candidate criticized his Republican rival as “volatile, revenge-obsessed, frustrated and unchecked power-hungry.” She vowed to listen to everyone, including “those who disagree with me,” and govern as a pragmatist.”He has said one of his top priorities is to free the violent…

The National Science Foundation announced the 71 teams that will advance to compete for the championship. [+] We received millions of dollars in funding from the Regional Innovation Engine Program authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.JHVE Photo The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has 71 cross-industry regional teams across nearly every U.S. state and territory to implement significant industrial policy programs authorized under the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. announced that it is moving forward in the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engine Competition. The program provides up to 10 years of funding to regional consortia including…

There’s a scene in the 1993 documentary about the Clinton campaign, The War Room, that is recreated in a new CNN documentary about James Carville. George Stephanopoulos was ecstatic with his victory and began talking to the staff and volunteers gathered around him about the good things that would come from winning. He’s referring to health care. He mentions work. And children will have access to better schools, he says. It’s an inconspicuous line that doesn’t stand out even after 30 years. Why: Better schools are no longer part of the fundamental promises of Democratic candidates. If you scroll down…

DUBLIN, Oct. 30, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — The “Smart Fleet Management – Global Strategic Business Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.The global smart fleet management market was estimated at USD 497.6 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 776.2 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2023 to 2030. This comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of market trends. , factors, and predictions to help you make informed business decisions. The growth of the smart fleet management market is driven by several factors, including increasing demand for fleet optimization, safety, and cost efficiency,…

BERLIN, October 30 (.) – Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of this year, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced this Wednesday. An economic recession occurs when the economy slumps for two consecutive periods. However, the same source said it was down 0.2% compared to the same quarter in 2023. The second quarter results have been revised to -0.3% from the initial forecast of -0.1%. The news came as some surprise, as most economists had expected the economy to contract and enter a recession. Destatis said this slight recovery was mainly due to…

Today, President Biden ceremonially signed Executive Order (EO) 14124, extending the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to these educational institutions. It will be founded with about 20 institutions and advocates for the Latinx community. President Biden and Vice President Harris also plan to announce nearly $19 million in transformational investments to build research infrastructure at five HSIs in Florida, Illinois, Texas, and Puerto Rico. These efforts build on the administration’s historic investment of more than $16 billion in more than 500 HSIs in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and…

As sparks​ fly up from the welding rods, the beak of a bald eagle emblazoned on the welder’s mask curves menacingly towards the viewer. With comic-book subtlety the image screams: American industrial power at work. It’s an image of industrialism more redolent of socialist realism or the New Deal than of the 21st century. And yet there is nothing tongue in cheek about it. The image adorns the front cover of the National Defence Industrial Strategy, a document released at the start of what would turn out to be Joe Biden’s final year in office. Across its glossy pages, a…

This article was originally published by Technical.ly, a PublicSource news partner. You can sign up for our newsletter at technical.ly/subscribe. With an aging population and fewer U.S.-born workers, Pennsylvania will soon need a new workforce to maintain its economic health. Immigrants play a vital role in meeting these needs, according to a recent report from workforce development nonprofit Upwardly Global and the American Immigration Council. The report analyzes 2022 data across multiple states in the Great Lakes region and finds that immigrants make significant contributions to the revitalization of states like Pennsylvania and are essential to the region’s recovery and…