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Waiting for a better job and housing market? You could be waiting a while.
If you've been waiting for a better time to find a job or buy a home, brace yourself: Things might not get much better anytime soon. Two years ago, I wrote about an economy divided between Americans who'd locked in jobs and homes when conditions…
U.S. Housing Market: From Bad To Worse
The housing sector is facing mounting headwinds as 30-year mortgage rates surpass 7%, significantly impacting housing affordability and demand. Homebuilder confidence and housing starts have deteriorated sharply, signaling continued sector weakness…
Owens Corning: Navigating Through The Moribund Housing Market (NYSE:OC)
Owens Corning has delivered solid YTD returns and maintains a reasonable valuation with a 2.45% dividend yield. Q2 results beat expectations, but both EPS and adjusted EBITDA declined year-over-year amid tepid housing market conditions. Insider…
Map reveals 10 cities where the housing market is suddenly contracting
For years, homeowners in America's hottest housing markets could name their price. But that era may finally be coming to an end. Values are coming under growing pressure in some of the country's biggest metropolitan areas – with Austin…
Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-September 2026
This 2-part overview for mid-September provides a snapshot of the current housing market. Part 1 will review inventory and sales, and Part 2 will review house prices, rents, mortgage rates, and more. The key story for existing homes are: Sales in…
UK areas where house prices have fallen most - check where you live
There have been major shifts in the housing market with prices tumbling in some parts of Britain despite average prices rising on the whole. New figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed average house prices rose by 1.4…
GOP faces reality check as they try to hold onto House majority
Republicans are heading into the final stretch of the midterm race recognizing a blunt message: Voters are frustrated, and acknowledging those frustrations might be key to keeping them in the GOP column. Republicans have been increasingly framing…
CFTC Seeks White House Review on Crypto Rules After Bill Fails
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is delivering on its promise to swiftly move forward with crypto rules after a landmark digital asset bill failed to advance in the Senate this week. The futures and swaps regulator, which would have become…
Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules
The House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily dressed men, could soon resemble something more akin to “dress-down Friday”. One of the nation's most storied…
Bank of Japan's Ueda Delivers Hike But Dissenters Undercut Scott 'the House' Bessent
This article is for subscribers only. I'm Malcolm Scott, international economics editor in Sydney. Today we're looking at the Bank of Japan's rate hike. Send us feedback and tips to. And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you…
Billionaire investor David Einhorn says younger people are too 'impatient' to build wealth or buy a house
David Einhorn says younger generations' own habits are holding them back from breaking into the housing market or building wealth. The billionaire founder of Greenlight Capital recently speculated about the reasons younger Americans are falling…
Dangerous' crocodile seized from suburban semi-detached house in leafy suburb
A crocodile has been seized by the police and RSPCA after officers found the wild animal was being held without a proper licence. The caiman was rescued from a semi-detached house in Hale, Greater Manchester, a leafy suburb popular with footballers…
Movers press Congress on scams, housing and lawsuit abuse - TT
Conference members urged lawmakers to support legislation targeting rogue actors posing as legitimate moving companies. (American Trucking Associations) ATA's Moving and Storage Conference members held 80 Capitol Hill meetings Sept. 16, a record…
Louisiana firefighters find feline native to sub-Saharan Africa while responding to house fire
Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, and an animal welfare agency is now seeking to place the creature in an appropriate environment, according to…
Zara Larsson criticises White House for using her song in deportation video
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson has condemned the White House for using one of her most recognisable songs in a social media reel. The clip used Larsson's Midnight Sun in a video appearing to show immigration enforcement raids. The song has since…
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