Consumers, AI spending likely supported US economic growth in the second quarter

Specialist lender Glenhawk has provided a £1.9 million regulated bridging loan secured against a converted barn in Watford, allowing the borrower additional time to market the property. The facility was arranged at 66% loan-to-value and refinanced both a first and second charge on the residential property. The borrower had previously taken out the second charge…

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio will remain in his reelection race, after a key deadline passed for the GOP to replace him as its nominee, despite mounting calls from…

Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Canadian dollar fell on Monday morning after trade talks between Ottawa and Washington fell apart, leaving both sides facing higher prices on a wide array of imported goods. The U.S. on Saturday slapped 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, its second-biggest…

Landbay has made a series of cuts to its buy-to-let (BTL) rates of up to 0.35% applied to its Premier, Core and Specialist ranges. Following the reductions, BTL rates now start from 3.44%. The lender has also launched eight specialist mortgages, expanding its 65% loan-to-value (LTV) offering within the small houses in multiple occupation…

The mayor, along with other elected officials, wants the owners of parking lots and garages across the five boroughs to keep ICE out of their properties. Last week federal immigration enforcement officers dressed as construction workers approached and shot Oscar Belgal while his five-year-old son sat in the same car. Now some politicians are turning…