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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. mortgage rates tumbled this week. The 30-year loan hit its lowest level since June 2013 as Treasury bond yields marked new lows amid concern over global economic weakness.

Harvard University is concerned about “frothy” markets. So it’s looking to hire short sellers — investors who bet that a stock will fall. The head of Harvard’s massive endowment — worth nearly $38 billion — warned that current market conditions “present various challenges to investors.” “This environment is likely to result in lower future returns […]

A new exchange-traded fund removes a potential problem from emerging-markets investing, but commentator Dave Fry would still be cautious.