Alex Veiga

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  • Lina KhanFinance

    Federal judge derails FTC’s sweeping ban on non-compete agreements

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • we’ve just got the keysPersonal Finance

    30-year mortgage rates drop to 6.47 percent—lowest in a year

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • A for sale sign stands outside a residence in Niles, Ill., Monday, July 1, 2024. On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Personal Finance

    30-year mortgage rate climbs to just under 7%, pushing up borrowing costs for the first time since May

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • An open house sign sits outside a home in the 18000 block of Weston Place in Tustin, CAFinance

    Real estate agent commission rules are about to change, shifting costs between buyers and sellers

    By Alex Veiga, Heather Hollingsworth, and others
  • people looking at laptopFinance

    The huge $418 million realtor settlement means you can find a home online without having to pay a buyer’s agent commission

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • The building that houses the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) headquarters stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Students who receive compensation for teaching or conducting research “in connection with their studies” wouldn’t be considered employees, who have the right to unionize and are protected from various unfair labor practices, the NLRB said in a press release Sept. 20. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Judge blocks ‘arbitrary and capricious’ labor board rule on contract and franchise workers that would’ve made forming unions easier

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A sale sign stands outside a home in Wyndmoor, Pa., June 22, 2022. One of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages has agreed Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, to pay $70 million as part of a proposed settlement to resolve more than a dozen lawsuits across the country over agent commissions. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Finance

    Real estate brokerage Keller Williams will pay $70 million to settle inflated agent commission lawsuits nationwide

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A sign is seen outside the Activision building in Santa Monica, Calif., June 21, 2023. In an announcement made late Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)Tech

    Activision Blizzard to pay $54M to settle gender discrimination lawsuit, agrees to ensure ‘fair pay and promotion practices’

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • UAWSuccess

    Detroit’s Big 3 will produce billions worth of electric vehicles they’re not sure people will buy in their deal with the UAW

    By Tom Krisher, Alex Veiga, and others
  • RealtorFinance

    Americans are taxed $60 billion in real-estate commissions, says attorney who just won a $1.8 billion mega-verdict against National Association of Realtors

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • Wall StreetFinance

    Dow falls nearly 200 points as Wall Street’s post-Labor Day blues continue

    By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, and others
  • File – Townhomes under construction are shown in Mars, Pa., on May, 27, 2022. On Thursday, Freddie Mac reports on this week’s average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)Finance

    It’s been so long since mortgage rates were this high if they were a person they’d be drinking age

    By Alex Veiga, Matt Ott, and others
  • The skyline of downtown CincinnatiFinance

    Renters experience a bittersweet reprieve as U.S. median rent rises only 0.5%, but burdened tenants still struggle to keep up

    By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press
  • NYSE traderFinance

    Stocks reverse manic Monday, led by banks, even as inflation shows ‘the Fed is stuck between a rock and a hard place’

    By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, and others
  • Peter TuchmanFinance

    Wall Street cheers a ‘Goldilocks’ jobs report that points toward the economy avoiding a recession

    By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, and others