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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose and averaged 7.22% as of May 2, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday.

Shell committed to a $3.5 billion share-buyback program after it beat expectations.

High mortgage rates are a ride that many U.S. homeowners have been on before. Ditto soaring home prices.

Oil futures saw mixed trading Thursday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices struggling for direction but on track to post notable prices losses for the week.

Companies in the S&P 500 increasing sales by double digits while improving profit margins also include Netflix, two home builders and American Express.

AMC’s debt burden is also in the spotlight ahead of its full first-quarter results next week.

Wendy’s highlighted the impact of same-restaurant sales growth, advertising, franchise royalty revenue and its share-buyback program on its results.

Shake Shack Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter profit that beat expectations and nudged up its full-year outlook, as improved margins helped offset revenue and same-Shack sales that came up a bit short.

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Kellanova, the packaged-food giant spun out of the former Kellogg, cited “tangible signs that this year’s return to full commercial activity is taking hold in the marketplace.”

The trade deficit was flat in March at a nearly one-year high, capping off a first quarter in which a bigger shortfall acting as a drag on the official measure of U.S. economic growth.

Apple is expected to boost its buyback program by another $90 billion this year, while also upping its dividend.