Stretching Your Dollar: What the UAW Strike Means for Car Buyers
The United Auto Workers union has officially started its strike against the big three U.S. car makers. Brian Moody, executive editor at Autotrader, joined 'Stretching Your Dollar' to talk about the potential blow back consumers could face as a result of the work stoppage. "The prices are going to go up but this isn't a strike that includes all brands," he said. "It's going to be a more gradual slow burn and some of the incentives that we've seen may go gradually away."
The cost of financing a home surged again this week as the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to its highest level since December 2000, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers.
A commercial fisherman accused of conspiring with others to sell 200,000 pounds (90,000 kilos) of fish in excess of legal quotas has been convicted in federal court in New York.
