WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said in an upgrade of its initial assessment. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product expanded at a 2.8% rate from April through June. The…… MORE
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the U.S. labor market remains healthy in the face of high interest rates. Jobless claims ticked down by 2,000 to 231,000 for the week of Aug. 24, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s just below the 232,000 new filings analysts were expecting.…… MORE
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased for the second week in a row and remains at its lowest level in more than a year. That’s good news for prospective home buyers facing home prices near all-time highs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate fell to 6.35% from 6.46% last week.…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Pazton is suing the City of Dallas and State Fair of Texas for unlawfully prohibiting firearms at government-owned property; violation of state law. In August, the office of the Attorney General gave the City of Dallas 15 days notice to reverse the recent annoucement guns would not be…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A crash causing a fuel spill late Thursday morning has shut down Interstate 20 in Dallas near Cockrell Hill Road and U.S. 67. Eastbound lanes were closed after the incident around 10:30AM; an overturned tractor-trailer was reported blocking all lanes and causing traffic to be ferried off the highway at Cockrell…… MORE