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The readings offer hope for the housing market’s spring buying season, which is expected to be dampened by mortgage rates that moved sharply higher last month and continue to hover around 6.5%.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Already, Wall Street has boosted its inflation expectations and pulled back bets on interest-rate cuts, while average U.S. gasoline prices tracked by AAA hover near $4 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Goldman Sachs said on March 13 that Brent crude should hover around $100 this month but fall to $85 in April.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Charles Chiltington was jabbing at one of the hover ladder bases with a pointy-tipped screwdriver.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein