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High costs push home ownership out of reach of younger Americans
High costs push home ownership out of reach of younger Americans
by  AFP

When Jennie Luhmann started searching for her family's "forever home," she found herself in a perfect storm -- few properties were available, buyers were making all-cash offers and interest rates were climbing. We have a two-year-old, we were really hoping to start our lives together as a family," Luhmann said.

BP chief Bernard Looney resigns 'with immediate effect'
BP chief Bernard Looney resigns 'with immediate effect'
by  AFP

British energy giant BP said Tuesday that its chief executive Bernard Looney has resigned "with immediate effect", after admitting that he had not been "fully transparent" about historical relationships with colleagues.

US says Google pays $10 billion a year to dominate search
US says Google pays $10 billion a year to dominate search
by  AFP

The US government on Tuesday accused Google of paying out $10 billion a year to Apple and other firms in order to safeguard its monopoly over online search. Dintzer told Judge Mehta that Google pays out $10 billion every year to Apple and others to secure its search engine default status on phones and web browsers, thereby burying upstarts before they have a chance to grow.

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