US indicts three over alleged support for Iran’s weapons program, DOJ says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has indicted two Iranian citizens and one Pakistani citizen for providing material support to what the U.S. Justice Department called Iran’s weapons of mass destruction program. The two Iranians charged are brothers who work for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the department said in a statement on Thursday. The…

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U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage plunges to lowest since May 2023, Freddie Mac says

By Makailah Gause NEW YORK (Reuters) – The average rate on the popular U.S. 30-year mortgage plunged to its lowest level since May 2023 this week, following days of market turbulence resulting from last week’s softer-than-expected employment report. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.47% during the week ending Aug. 8, down from 6.73% in the…

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Customers Bancorp hit with Fed action for risk management deficiencies

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Thursday it had imposed an enforcement action against Customers Bancorp for “significant deficiencies” around the bank’s risk management and anti money-laundering practices. The bank’s stock fell sharply after the Fed announced the action, falling over 20% in midday trading. The enforcement action against the…

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Trump to hold news conference while Harris visits Michigan auto workers

By Nathan Layne and Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he will hold a news conference on Thursday afternoon at his residence in Palm Beach, Florida, his first public appearance since his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. Trump did not say whether the…

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Equity Residential to buy apartment portfolio from Blackstone for nearly $1 billion

(Reuters) -Equity Residential has agreed to acquire 11 apartment properties located in its expansion markets such as Atlanta and Denver from Blackstone for about $964 million, the companies said on Wednesday. The company will purchase the portfolio comprising of 3,572 apartment units in separate deals with Blackstone Real Estate strategies. The properties cater to a…

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Traders spurn zero-day options in this week’s market tumble

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors avoided trendy short-dated equity options and looked to longer-tenor contracts for protection during a meltdown in U.S. stock earlier this week, exposing the limitations of so-called 0DTE options in guarding against sustained market gyrations, data showed. Traders have flocked to S&P 500 contracts with zero days…

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