washington d.c. CNN — Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, with a slight rate hike by the Federal Reserve signaling a promising improvement in inflation. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09% in the week ending Feb. 2, down 6.13% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac data released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year fixed … Read more
New Delhi CNN — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani tried to reassure investors on Thursday after suddenly abandoned $2.5 billion stock sale of its flagship company. “For me, the interests of my investors are paramount and everything is secondary,” the 60-year-old businessman said in a registered video address. “Once the market stabilizes, we will review our … Read more
CNN — Five major pregnancy complications are important lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study discoveries, with the greatest risk occurring within a decade of delivery. Ischemic heart disease refers to heart problems, including heart attack, caused by narrowed or dysfunctional blood vessels that reduce blood and oxygen flow to the heart. … Read more
CNN — In a closed-door negotiation last week on the fate of the Colorado Riverrepresentatives from California’s powerful water districts have offered to model what the basin’s future would look like if some of the largest cities in the West – including Phoenix and Las Vegas – were cut off from the river’s water supply, … Read more
CNN — The Home Office’s Land Management Bureau advanced on Wednesday them controversial Willow oil drilling project on the Alaska North Slope, issuing the final environmental impact statement before the project can be approved. The Willow Drilling Plan proposed by ConocoPhillips is a massive, decades-long project that the state’s bipartisan congressional delegation says will create … Read more
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber ? You can register here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking on the same link. Washington CNN — Investors appear to be gearing up for another match against their favorite sparring partners … Read more
CNN — Two months after OpenAI pissed off some educators with the public version of ChatGPTan AI chatbot that can help students and professionals generate surprisingly compelling essays, the company unveils a new tool to help teachers adapt. OpenAI announced on Tuesday a new feature, called “AI Text Classifier”, which allows users to check whether … Read more
CNN — The word “intimate” is frequently used to describe celebrity documentaries, but it certainly applies to “Pamela, A Love Story,” which at one point shows Pamela Anderson lounging in the tub while parts of his diaries are read in voiceover. The result is a humanizing look at a woman often reduced to a cartoon … Read more
CNN — In a closed-door negotiation last week on the fate of the Colorado Riverrepresentatives from California’s powerful water districts have offered to model what the basin’s future would look like if some of the largest cities in the West – including Phoenix and Las Vegas – were cut off from the river’s water supply, … Read more
Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious, expert-backed food lifestyle that will improve your health for life. CNN — According to a new study of more than 197,000 people in the UK, more than half of whom were women, eating more ultra-processed foods increases … Read more