The Nobel Prize for economics has been awarded to Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford, for their work on the "microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation". read more
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement that today's attack on King Khalid international airport in Riyadh "resulted in injuries" but did not specify how many. The statement said that an "assessment of the damage and verification of the safety of the facilities is ongoing". Earlier on Sunday, an "unidentified projectile" hit Riyadh's international airport, the same site targeted in Saturday's strike which injured hundreds of people and killed 12. Minutes earlier, Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mortgage rates rose for the seventh straight week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. read more
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage leaped to 7.03% on Thursday, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., which also goes by Freddie Mac. read more
Donald Trump disclosed, in a filing released Tuesday, more than 1,100 securities transactions made on his behalf in July, including sales of as much as $25 million each of Microsoft and Amazon shares, as his sprawling investment portfolio underwent another month of heavy trading. read more
"Rex solutus est a legibus" ("The king is released from the laws")
Pandects pf Justinian, AD 530-533
The last person whose theology I recall JD Vance whining about was the pope.