NEW DELHI (IANS) – India’s population is projected to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, making it the world’s most populous nation, according to the United Nations Population Fund’s State of World ...

Goldman Sachs has just revised its outlook on interest rates, nudging them later by a few months. Although it may seem like a subtle change, it matters for markets that are often conditioned to expect ...

Hiring in December was muted, though the unemployment rate inched down – a soft end to the 2025 labor market that revealed underlying signs of strain. US employers added 50,000 jobs in December – a ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas lost 3,800 jobs from September to October, and another 900 in November, according to the Nevada’s employment agency. The drop — 4,700 jobs in all — comes as the Department ...

New rates: North Carolina income tax is 4.25% for 2025 and 3.99% for 2026. Triggers tie further cuts to revenue; exceeding $33 billion would lower rate to 3.49%. Budget impasse stems from House–Senate ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025 this week, an encouraging sign for prospective home buyers. The average long-term mortgage rate dipped to 6.15% from 6.18% ...

Violent crime in Newark fell 19% in 2025, with the number of murders hitting yet another historic low of 31 as of Tuesday, despite a pair of multiple-homicides late in the year that city officials ...

The nationwide murder rate fell dramatically in 2025 — in what’s likely the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to new crime data. Killings in the US plunged nearly 20% compared to last ...

The United States is on track for the largest one-year drop in murders ever recorded, according to crime analyst Jeff Asher. Asher cited year-over-year data from the Real Time Crime index, which shows ...

President Donald Trump got an early Christmas gift this year — data showing the U.S. is set to close 2025 with a record decline in murders. Homicides in America decreased by 19.8% this year, according ...

Housing inventory growth slowed to 13.54% year over year, down from over 30% earlier in 2025, as new listings and sales patterns changed. Mortgage rates and spreads also influenced market dynamics. AI ...

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, 806,500 or less, increased to 6.38% from 6.33% Applications to refinance a home loan fell 4% for the ...