(Best Syndication News) Mortgage interest rates jumped four basis points (bps) on Friday as money flowed back into equities (see the mortgage rate charts below). A set of worse-than-expected economic indicators put pressure on stocks throughout the week.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) advanced 48 points (+0.35%) on Friday but was down 12.02 percent on the week. On Monday the Department of Commerce said that Factory orders increased just 1.8 percent in December. Economists were expecting a three percent increase.

(Best Syndication News) Mortgage interest rates began to rise after two-straight days of declines (see the mortgage rate charts below). Although some of the benchmarks were higher, the rise in secondary lending rates pushed loans up at U.S. Bank, SunTrust, KeyBank, and PNC; however, JPMorgan Chase lowered their rate.

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The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average today pushing the index down 23 points, however the wider market gained value. Because there are only 30 constituents in the Dow, a three percent pull-back in the value of BA had a major influence on the index.

(Best Syndication News) - Dunkin Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN) announced plans to open more Dunkin’ Donut stores in 2013, especially in Southern California. The company’s long-term goal is to have over 15,000 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants operating in the United States.

The company is looking for multi-unit franchisees for the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Orange. The restaurants would start to open in 2015. The company is also seeking other franchise opportunities, such as operating within a college, university, military base, supermarket, and airport or travel center.

(Best Syndication News) A drop in secondary yields pushed mortgage rates lower today after weak manufacturing numbers were released by the Federal Reserve (see the mortgage rate charts below). Nearly all of the major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, KeyBank, HSBC, and Bank of America, lowered their mortgage loan rates.

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Stock markets in the United States opened lower Tuesday after disappointing economic news put pressure on the major indexes. There was a pull-back on stock prices early in the morning but by the closing bell there was a reprieve.

(Best Syndication News) Mortgage interest rates fell sharply following a trend in the secondary and capital markets (see the mortgage rate charts below). JPMorgan Chase and KeyBank raised some of their rates; however, Wells Fargo and Bank of America lowered them.

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Stocks were mixed but mostly lower today as investors fretted over the debt ceiling and a possible renegotiation on spending cuts next month. President Barack Obama told Congress that he will not negotiate on the debt ceiling and his Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, said the government will likely run out of money in mid February.