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Mortgage rates fall for fourth week in a row | CNN Business

Washington, DC CNN  —  Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, as a smaller rate hike by…

Blackouts and soaring prices: Pakistan’s economy is on the brink | CNN Business

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ECB and Bank of England hike interest rates again in fight with inflation | CNN Business

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Europe grew faster than the US last year. Its markets are outperforming too | CNN Business

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Britain hit by biggest day of strikes in a decade as pay disputes escalate | CNN Business

London CNN  —  As many as half a million workers are striking across Britain on Wednesday,…

Biden zeroes in on the newly powerful House GOP as a threat to the rebounding economy | CNN Politics

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