Crippling US Strike Averted; Sky-high Mortgage Rates a Warning Sign?

Rank-and-file members of the teamsters union ratified a five-year deal with UPS. It puts an end to the threat of a crippling strike by 340-thousand members.

Home prices are rising. And that comes on top of mortgage rates that have topped seven percent.The national association of realtors says July's housing figures reverse a five month trend of falling home prices.