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Parents co-signing for their child's mortgage is 'fraught' with risks: brokers

Parents co-signing for their child's mortgage is 'fraught' with risks: brokers

It's not uncommon for parents to want to help their adult children enter the housing market.
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Wall Street holds steady following the latest discouraging signals on the job market

Wall Street holds steady following the latest discouraging signals on the job market

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding steady as pressure from the bond market eases. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 29 points, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.1%.
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Applications for US jobless benefits rise but remain in a healthy range

Applications for US jobless benefits rise but remain in a healthy range

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, suggesting that employers are still retaining workers even as the economy has showed signs of slowing .
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There were no immediate details on when they would meet.
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Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as Portugal observes national day of mourning

Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as Portugal observes national day of mourning

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 Thursday after two of the 23 injured people died, an emergency services official said.
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'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

EDMONTON — An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores.
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Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins

Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins

The recent rise in youth unemployment is more typical of recessions, according to the report.
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Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner

Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another night without a big winner

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after yet another drawing passed without a big winner Wednesday. The numbers selected were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number being 22.
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Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday following a tight race on an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case after appeals court loss

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to quickly take up tariffs case after appeals court loss

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping trade penalties under federal law.
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