Mortgage applications fall to 6-1/2-year low; rates drop (USA Today)
Mortgage applications fell for a second week, hitting their lowest level in nearly 6-1/2 years despite a sharp drop in interest rates, an industry group said Wednesday.
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Hilton gets its fifth Irish resort operated Hilton signed an operation contract for 5-star Mount Wolseley Country Estate in Irelandvia
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