What’s the HELOC and home equity loan interest rate forecast for summer 2026?

A few factors could affect the cost of home equity borrowing this summer, experts say. Arkira/Getty Images Despite some periods of volatility, rates on home equity loans have been on a slow but steady decline for the past year or so. And while home equity line of credit (HELOC) rates have been a bit less … Read more

How to find the highest CD interest rate this June

There are multiple effective ways savers can find a high CD interest rate this June. porcorex/Getty Images News this week that the Federal Reserve would continue to keep high interest rates on pause wasn’t the development millions of borrowers were hoping for, but it will maintain the status quo for savers. And that’s been a … Read more

Fox News Poll: Most rate the economy negatively, including half of Republicans

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It’s less than five months until the midterm elections and voters are not happy with what’s in their wallets. Only 12% say they are getting ahead financially, most think the economy is in bad shape, more than half think President Donald Trump’s policies benefit people who have … Read more

What the Fed rate pause could mean for mortgage interest rates now

A Fed rate pause won’t deliver a jolt to the market, but it still shapes the environment borrowers are navigating. Vertigo3d/Getty Images For most of the past year, the debate around the Federal Reserve has centered on a single word: when. When would the central bank resume the benchmark rate cuts it began in late … Read more

Ukraine’s deep strikes leaving Russia short on air defense missiles, possibly at an “unsustainable rate”

Kyiv — Russia is running low on a key type of missile interceptor, sources tell CBS News, which could be helping Ukraine launch effective strikes deeper inside Russian territory as analysts note a possible changing of the tide in Kyiv’s favor more than four and a half years into the war. Moscow is experiencing a … Read more

Inflation and Kevin Warsh take center stage at the Federal Reserve’s interest rate meeting

Rising inflation and new Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh will take center stage on Wednesday when the central bank meets to decide on the path forward for interest rates. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The meeting comes just days after the U.S. and Iran said … Read more

Kevin Warsh set to lead his first Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. Here’s what to expect.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold his first press conference on Wednesday, offering borrowers and investors a chance to assess his plans to keep the U.S. economy on track.  Warsh, who has vowed that the Fed will remain “strictly independent” in overseeing monetary policy, last month succeeded former chair Jerome Powell at a difficult … Read more

US infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low, but still trails similar nations

NEW YORK — Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While that appears to be a small decline from about 5.5 … Read more