Mortgage rates drop sharply as Powell shifts stance on rate cuts

Investors pushed bond yields and mortgage rates down Friday after Fed chair says policymakers are starting to see unemployment as a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than inflation.

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If you have a smartphone and spend any time on the internet, it's likely that at least some of your personal data has been collected, shared, and sold at some point. Many apps you use every day are highly invasive—but you don't have to make it easy for companies and data brokers to obtain and use yo

The Six Best Deals on TVs During Labor Day

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.Labor Day sales are rolling in, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before they’re over. You can also subsc

Downie is the Simplest Way to Download YouTube Videos (and More) to Your Mac

It's hard to find a good, reliable app to download videos off the internet. It seems that whenever I find one of these tools that I enjoy, there's a good chance that, soon, it'll either stop working, be abandoned by its developers, or get sold to a shady new owner. One app that's never faced these i