Mortgage rates rose to the highest level in more than a year, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year…

Companies in the private sector added 38,000 jobs in August, payroll processing firm ADP said in its latest report on Wednesday. The figure is below economists’ estimates of a gain of 48,000 jobs and down from the prior month’s revised 46,000 payrolls. August’s figure is the lowest since January.”Pay can…

A weight loss supplement has been recalled over two undeclared ingredients, including a toxic substance commonly used as a pesticide and herbicide. Florida-based Ana Salazar Modela Tu Cuerpo Inc. issued a nationwide recall for Lipofit Extreme Fat Burner 2.0. Affected products have a lot number of 25M12F and an expiration…

Apple CEO John Ternus marked his first day in the top job at the tech giant on Tuesday, with the company embarking on a new era after former CEO Tim Cook stepped down from the role after 15 years. Cook, who will remain with Apple as the company’s executive chairman,…

A successor beneficiary is someone who inherits an individual retirement account (IRA) from a prior beneficiary rather than directly from the original owner. That second-generation inheritance can affect distribution deadlines, annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) and tax-planning considerations. Because of these implications, it’s especially important to understand the original beneficiary’s…