Pogacar keeps control of Tour de France, Roglic drops out
Pogacar keeps control of Tour de France, Roglic drops out TIGNES, France (AP) — Defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept control of the Tour de France on a rain-soaked second day in the Alps as a crash-filled opening week took its toll on rivals on Sunday. “I’m sure a lot of guys suffered today,” said Pogacar, […]
US drops tax on Canada aluminum, heading off retaliation
US drops tax on Canada aluminum, heading off retaliation By Paul Wiseman and Rob Gillie | The Associated Press The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is dropping taxes on Canadian aluminum, easing tensions with a close ally just hours before Canada was prepared to impose retaliatory sanctions. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative […]
Stocks sink again, continuing a dismal streak for markets; Dow drops 574 points
Stocks sink again, continuing a dismal streak for markets; Dow drops 574 points Stocks sank again Friday, continuing a dismal streak for markets; the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped more than 500 points in midday trading. The sharp fall erased an early gain, as the market closed in on its third weekly decline in […]
Mortgage rates see tiny drops
Mortgage rates see tiny drops What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take. RATE NEWS SUMMARY From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed improved 1 basis point, to 3.97 percent from last week’s 3.98 percent. The 15-year fixed arrived at 3.18 percent, 2 basis points […]
Pro surfer Kalani Robb drops in on YouTube pitch for luxe St. Regis homes
Pro surfer Kalani Robb drops in on YouTube pitch for luxe St. Regis homes Surfer Kalani Robb surveys the competition with his daughter Kealani, then 7 months old, at the American Pro Surfing Series in Huntington Beach in 2012. ANA VENEGAS, FILE PHOTO He’s not on a surfboard here. But he does hit the links […]
Price for Twin Points estate in Laguna Beach drops by $10 million
Price for Twin Points estate in Laguna Beach drops by million 1 of 5 The home is set on twin headlands between Crescent Bay and Shaw’s Cove. MARK RIGHTMIRE, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 1 of 5 A 3-bedroom cottage, originally built in 1928, and a guest house occupy the lush, 2.3-acre parcel. MARK RIGHTMIRE, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 1 […]
Price for Twin Points estate in Laguna Beach drops by $10 million
Price for Twin Points estate in Laguna Beach drops by million 1 of 5 The home is set on twin headlands between Crescent Bay and Shaw’s Cove. MARK RIGHTMIRE, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 1 of 5 A 3-bedroom cottage, originally built in 1928, and a guest house occupy the lush, 2.3-acre parcel. MARK RIGHTMIRE, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 1 […]
‘Underwater’ home rate drops to 2.5%
‘Underwater’ home rate drops to 2.5% The number of underwater homes in Orange County fell dramatically after home prices resumed rising in mid-2012. said “The biggest reason for this improvement has been the relentless rise in home prices over the past three years,” said CoreLogic CEO Anand Nallathambi.STAFF GRAPHIC Ever-escalating home prices are helping some […]