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Motley Fool Money - The Mortgage Market Gets its Groove Back

Ever since interest rates started to rise in 2022, the American mortgage market has been stuck. With recent economic data, though, mortgage rates have been coming down and it’s bringing buyers and refinancers out of the woodwork. Plus, Oracle’s record breaking market day and the continued rise of the exchange traded fund.


Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:



- Mortgage applications jumped the most in over three years

- Oracle’s multi-year backlog and the implications for AI

- Exchange Traded Funds outnumbering stocks for the first tim

- Stocks (and ETFs) on our radar.


Companies discussed: RKT, UPST, ORCL, STX, AMD, QTUM, VTWO


Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd


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The Bulwark Podcast - Erin Ryan: The Murder of Charlie Kirk

This country has too many guns and too many crazy people. And the social media oligarchs are fanning the flames of violence by constantly trying to piss people off. The Kirk assassination highlights just how dangerous a moment we are living in. America is not free if people are too afraid to speak their minds. Plus, parenting and the surprising gap in what Gen Z women and men think are the highest priorities in life.

Crooked Media's Erin Ryan joins Tim Miller.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - CFTC Chair Nominee Brian Quintenz Takes Dispute With Tyler Winklevoss Public | CoinDesk Daily

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CFTC chair nominee Brian Quintenz released text messages with Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss on Wednesday, suggesting Winklevoss had "misled" President Donald Trump about why the executive opposed Quintenz's nomination. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie breaks down what you missed about the dispute on “CoinDesk Daily.”

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Investigators Examine Rifle and Ammunition in Kirk Shooting

Plus: Consumer prices in the U.S. were up 2.9% in August from a year earlier. The European Central Bank leaves its key deposit rate at 2% for the second consecutive meeting. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.


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Newshour - Manhunt for Charlie Kirk killer underway

A huge manhunt is underway after the assassination of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk. President Trump says it’s a “dark moment” for America. We'll have reaction to the killing.

Also on the programme: what's happened to Syria's missing children taken from political prisoners under the Assad regime; and South Korea's president warns other companies may be reluctant to invest in the US after the Hyundai row.

(Photo: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, puts on a MAGA hat during the AmericaFest 2024 conference. Credit: Reuters)

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Undersea Cable Shenanigans, Anunnaki Pirates, Cat Conversations

HR prompts an exploration of the world's internet -- and what happens when it fails. Dale pitches the concept of Anunnaki Pirates. Moose shares some insight into cat conversations. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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Marketplace All-in-One - What’s been brewing at the Starbucks labor union?

Unionized Starbucks workers are still without a contract after more than a year of bargaining. Both the company and the union say it’s the other side holding up negotiations at the bargaining table. Today, we'll hear from a founding member of the union representing workers there. Plus, consumer inflation is moving the wrong way. The consumer price index released this morning showed prices up 2.9% annually in August. We'll discuss.