The First Slice for Monday, September 26, 2022
The year 5783 in the Jewish calendar began at sundown yesterday, Sunday, Sept. 25, with in-person Rosh Hashanah 2022 services at most congregations around the nation. Rosh Hashanah means literally “head of…
As 30-year mortgage rates hit 6.7%, homebuyers are facing ‘payment shock.’ Here are ways to save | CNBC
Even with signs that the housing market is cooling, homebuyers are still feeling the sting of elevated prices and higher interest rates. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.7% as…
College football Week 4 winners, losers, overreactions: Kicking blunders plague SEC teams, Oklahoma in trouble | CBS Sports
There’s one phrase that makes the blood run cold from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Provo, Utah: College kickers. On Saturday, the fortunes of four SEC programs were changed in an instant…
Albert Pujols 700 home runs: Cardinals legend reaches rare milestone with two-HR night vs. Dodgers | CBS Sports
St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols became the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to reach 700 career home runs on Friday night with a two-homer effort against the Los Angeles Dodgers.…
Forget chips, Ford is running out of its Blue Oval badges | AutoBlog
Ford has been forced to hold back deliveries on some models because it is running out of badges — yep, the Blue Oval that adorns their vehicles inside and (sometimes) out.…
Is a beer shortage on tap? Inflation and supply chain pressures on brewers are intensifying | USA Today
We have endured no shortage of shortages recently. There was toilet paper and computer chips, followed by tampons and baby formula. Could the next shortage involve beer? The potential arises as beer makers, big and small, are…
Apple Music Lands Super Bowl Halftime Show; Is NFL Sunday Ticket Next? | The Streamable
Apple has made its position well known, it would like to gobble up all of the NFL’s remaining media rights to officially establish itself as a force in the rapidly expanding world…
This Day in Market History — September 26 | Begin to Invest
On this day in 1955 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 6.54%, or 31.89 points on news of President Eisenhower’s heart attack over the weekend. At the time, it was…
FedEx to increase shipping and delivery rates next year | NewsNation
FedEx is raising shipping and delivery rates next year, the company announced Thursday. FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Home Delivery rates will increase by an average of 6.9 percent. Freight rates with…
The First Slice for Friday, September 23, 2022
U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after attempting to claw back Wednesday’s losses, as Treasury yields and the dollar climbed further after the Federal Reserve delivered a third jumbo interest-rate…