A woman who fell more than 100 feet down a mountain in Washington state was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on Saturday, after suffering injuries that prevented her from descending the rest of the mountain herself, the military branch said Wednesday. The woman, 33, was hiking from Mount Larrabee near the Canadian border when she … Read more
A decades-long decline in the U.S. fertility rate has confounded policymakers and economists alike, with experts pointing to possible causes ranging from the economic fallout of the Great Recession to changing public attitudes about parenthood. Now, one economist is pointing to another factor: the iPhone. A new research paper by Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers found … Read more
HELOC borrowing costs have continuously declined over the past 18 months. sakchai vongsasiripat/Getty Images More than two full percentage points. That’s how far the average interest rate on a home equity line of credit (HELOC) has fallen in just the last 18 months. And with the potential for additional interest rate reductions later this spring … Read more