The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from the previous week.

Powell and dozens of other economists and policymakers from the U.S. and abroad could have a run-in with bats as they meet in Jackson Hole next week for an annual symposium.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging around their record levels on Friday as Wall Street heads toward the finish of ...