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Payroll June 20, 2024 

Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7%

U.S. mortgage rates declined below 7% last week for the first time since March, spurring back-to-back increases in financing applications for home purchases.

U.S. Tariffs on Sugar Drive Some Candy Makers to Canada

Taxes June 10, 2024 

U.S. Tariffs on Sugar Drive Some Candy Makers to Canada

The decades-old regulations are intended to protect U.S. farmer profits and prevent other countries from flooding the country with sugar. But critics say it also keeps U.S. sugar prices artificially high, burdening American sweets companies and refineries trying to operate at home.