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Higher yields can also filter into the rest of the economy and make it tougher for U.S. households and businesses to get their own loans.track 10-year Treasury yields, for example, and the average rate on a 30-year mortgage just hit its highest level since mid-February.

Higher Treasury yields can also translate into higher rates for everything from credit cards to auto loans. That means a sharp enough rise can put the brakes on the U.S. economy by discouraging businesses and households from borrowing and spending, raising the risk of a recession.High yields can also discourage investors from paying high prices for stocks and other investments.All of that, of course, seems to be getting only more difficult to predict. “We don’t know how things are going to all develop,” Rehling said, pointing to how “things seem to change by the day with Washington.”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco posted first-quarter profits of $26 billion on Sunday, down 4.6% from the prior year as falling global oil prices undermine the kingdom’s multi-trillion-dollar development plans.Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., had revenues of $108.1 billion over the quarter, the company reported in a filing on Riyadh’s Tadawul stock exchange. The company saw $107.2 billion in revenues and profits of $27.2 billion the same quarter last year.

Saudi Arabia has promised to invest

in the U.S. over the course of President Donald Trump’s term.But this new study reveals a link between the earlier people on the landscape and the later emergence of Maya culture. These ancient channels for catching fish may have played a role in helping later Maya pyramids rise above the Yucatan rainforest.

“This shows continuity,” said University of Pennsylvania archaeologist Jeremy Sabloff, who wasn’t part of the research.On a practical level, the fish-trapping canals helped the early people in the region to diversify their diets and feed a growing population, building a foundation for later cultural heights.

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