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A bipartisan group of 13 attorneys general sued the financial company OneMain Financial on Monday, alleging the company placed unwanted additional products and other hidden costs on its loans that led to higher costs for its borrowers.

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability -- a key issue for many voters going into November's election for control of the House and Senate.

Layoffs fell slightly and the number of Americans quitting their jobs -- a sign of confidence in their prospects -- slipped modestly.

It comes after Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met last year and agreed to a one-year truce in a trade war that temporarily saw tit-for-tat tariffs soar to triple digits before the two sides climbed down.

Growth in gross domestic product -- the nation's output of goods and services -- was down sharply from 4.4% in last year's third quarter and 3.8% in the second.

The about-face comes as Trump's team has struggled to offer a clear plan for opening up the critical Strait of Hormuz so that tankers full of oil and natural gas are no longer stranded.

China is doubling down on a push to transform its economy and be at the forefront of technology.

The move by President Donald Trump end to penny production led to a shortage in cash registers last summer, forcing consumers and businesses to confront a penniless future.

Drivers of gas-powered vehicles are much more vulnerable to fluctuating prices that result from global conflict than those who charge their cars.