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...In the US, they are largely possible only through government intervention, since many of the loans end up being guaranteed by government agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
...And when the women sing the spine-tingling, a cappella “Hold This House Together”, they seem to be commenting on far more than the 1960s. ★★★★☆ To May 27, almeida.co.uk Ain’t Too Proud Prince Edward...
...This imbalance was the subject of a vitriolic three-year campaign by activist Edward Bramson, who tried to force his way on to the board and dramatically shrink its trading unit....
...It’s a brilliant idea and, tangentially, it’s made me reappraise whatever towering culinary genius dreamt up the Big Mac....
...The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.02 per cent, up from 5.89 per cent a week ago and 2.86 per cent in the same week last year, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey....
...Higher payments are “quickly affecting homebuyers’ ability to keep up with the market”, said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist....
...Jack Edwards highlights the power of recommendations: “reading a book is a big commitment. BookTok helps you get there.”...
...The fortifier my grandmother always drank was the now-unfashionable Whisky Mac: two fingers of Bell’s and Stone’s Ginger Wine (served without ice, of course)....
...In the US, that cheerleader of free markets, the mortgage sector only functions as it does thanks to a long tradition of federal support through funding providers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
...Mac sales rose 25 per cent to $10.9bn. iPad sales were the only category to decline, as Apple prioritised components for the iPhone. Sales of the tablet fell 14 per cent to $7.2bn....
...It was only the bravery of South Korean suicide squads and US general Douglas MacArthur’s daring landing in September that forced a North Korean retreat....
...Epic maintained the App Store for the iPhone contrasted with the MacBook situation, where users could download from both the Mac Store and other sources....
...A good moment then for The Price of Time (Allen Lane, July), Edward Chancellor’s history of interest rates and the “curse” of easy money....
...Edward Luce too has pause for thought, in the latest edition of Swamp Notes....
...Likewise Danny Mac, saddled with the weirdly cardboard Edward, who lurches from ruthless businessman to kittenish Romeo, rolling barefoot on the ground as he quotes Shakespeare sonnets....
...Instead he has picked the role of Baghdad Bob, Saddam Hussein’s spokesman, who exaggerated his leader’s instincts, writes Edward Luce....
...Sales of services and accessories helped Apple offset declining revenues from iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. Here’s why Silicon Valley is surviving the ad crash....
...There’s great work too from Danielle Hope as serious singer Betty and Brenda Edwards as the concierge, both holding this vast house with their solo numbers....
...“In fact, most of our revenue shortfall to our guidance, and over 100 per cent of our year-over-year worldwide revenue decline, occurred in Greater China across iPhone, Mac and iPad,” Apple chief executive...
...The world’s most valuable company will no longer tell investors and analysts how many iPhones, iPads or Macs it sells....
...Gideon Rachman and Edward Luce offer views on the state visit — and the state of the “special relationship”....
...Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, is working on a set of proposals that he hopes will end the 10-year government control of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which guarantee most of the mortgages in the...
...Meanwhile, Intel fell on reports that Apple plans to use its own chips in Macs from 2020....
...Edward Park, investment director at Brooks Macdonald, admits higher wages, lower profits and rising rates are the “classic ‘end of the cycle’ ” scenario....
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