Both the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF and the Fidelity Total Bond ETF target income-focused investors, yet their underlying construction shapes how they respond when market conditions ...

US mortgage applications to buy a home surged last week to the highest level since early 2023, despite still-elevated borrowing costs. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of home-purchase ...

Mortgage applications increased 0.6% last week, driven by a 6% rise in purchase applications despite higher interest rates. The refinance index fell 3%, reflecting the impact of rising rates on ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: What you leave out of your personal essay may matter more than what you put in. Many ...

OpenAI’s relentless push for growth took another turn on Thursday when the company said it had bought Software Applications Incorporated. The company is perhaps best known for making Workflows. Apple ...

For the first time in four years, the federal government plans to begin processing first-time applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The program gives deportation protection ...

Refis jump almost 60%; ARM share climbs to highest since 2008 Mortgage applications charged ahead last week as mortgage rates dropped to their lowest levels in nearly a year, sparking a rush in ...

Lower mortgage rates prompted mortgage applications to increase 9.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the ...

Students continue to pursue postsecondary education—particularly Latino and Black students—and a growing share of those applicants are choosing to submit SAT and ACT scores even when institutions are ...

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I'm a college admissions coach, and I've read thousands of applications. Successful students have proven adaptability, intellectual vitality, and executive functioning. These soft skills aren't easily ...