• The typical monthly mortgage payment for a 30-year fixed mortgage with a 20% down payment rose to $1,842 in May…up from $1,220 a year ago.
• During periods of market declines, dividend stocks tend to be more stable and decline less than stocks that don’t pay dividends. During the 12 U.S. recessions since World War II, the median decline in dividends paid by companies was just 1%. In five of those recessions—1949, 1974, 1980, 1981, and 1990—there was no decline.
• The average price of regular gasoline dipped to $4.68 a gallon on Sunday, down about 12 cents from a week ago and down 6% since a high of $5.02 in June. 
• Large US companies have continued to diversify their boards in response to social and investor pressure. A McKinsey study found that companies with the most ethnically diverse leadership teams were 36% more likely to experience higher profits than the least gender-diverse companies.