Dec 21, 2023
US vehicles set fuel economy record in 2022 as EV sales climb

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. new vehicles set a record high for fuel economy in 2022, with the biggest yearly improvement in nine years to an average of 26 miles per gallon (mpg) as electric vehicle sales jumped but…

Dec 21, 2023
Mortgage rates continue to soften – Freddie Mac

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mortgage rates fell to a six-month low this week to the lowest figure since June, indicating relief has come to prospective buyers on the back of a rallying bond market. The average fixed-rate…

Dec 21, 2023
Microsoft shelves Windows ‘mixed reality’ feature

(Reuters) - Microsoft on Thursday discontinued the "mixed reality" feature for Windows through which some hardware devices and software could tap into augmented and virtual reality technologies. The company launched the feature in a Windows 10 update in 2017, and…

Dec 20, 2023
Trump urges US Supreme Court not to expedite 2020 immunity claim

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request by federal prosecutors to immediately review his claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election…