Doug Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996 to simplify consumers' mortgage loan search. He led the company through several busts and booms, growing its market value to more than $750 million.

As the government shutdown reaches the end of its second week, some student loan borrowers are saying they plan to skip their next payment. Although some borrowers don't mind the credit ding, real estate professionals are urging borrowers who want to purchase a home this fall to keep paying — or risk derailing their homeownership […]

U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%.

Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions.

Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown.