
US Housing Starts Advanced in July on Single-Family Construction
New US home construction rose in July on strength in single-family projects amid limited supply in the resale
2023-08-16 21:25

What are 'Big Short' Michael Burry and Warren Buffett seeing that we aren't?
The S&P 500 index is up nearly 17% year to date, and the Nasdaq composite is more than 30% higher. Americans keep spending money, unemployment is low, the Federal Reserve may soon pause its painful interest rate hikes as inflation rates steadily — albeit slowly — come down.
2023-08-16 21:21

US single-family housing starts surge in July
WASHINGTON U.S. single-family homebuilding surged in July amid an acute shortage of previously owned houses, but mortgage rates
2023-08-16 20:53

TJ Maxx parent lifts annual forecast on demand for discounted apparel, home decor
(Reuters) -TJX Cos on Wednesday raised its forecast for annual profit and comparable sales for fiscal 2024, buoyed by steady
2023-08-16 20:50

Banking glitch allows customers to withdraw money they don't have
A technical fault meant that for several hours Tuesday customers of one of Ireland's biggest banks could withdraw funds they did not have.
2023-08-16 20:28

Egypt blackouts become symbol of malaise a decade after Sisi's rise
By Aidan Lewis and Hatem Maher CAIRO For Egyptians grown used to a decade of reliable power supplies
2023-08-16 20:26

China will strengthen policy coordination to meet growth target - state media
BEIJING China will strengthen the coordination of various policies to boost growth and meet this year's economic target,
2023-08-16 20:25

27 Boston Market restaurants ordered closed in New Jersey for unpaid wages
New Jersey ordered more than two dozen Boston Market locations to close Tuesday because regulators found "multiple violations of workers' rights," including failure to pay wages, and fined the restaurant chain nearly $2.6 million.
2023-08-16 20:24

'Ho-hum holiday' spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents
US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop for extras, might be forced to spend less enthusiastically on a key bucket of discretionary spending -- Christmas gifts, according to early forecasts of this year's holiday sales.
2023-08-16 19:50

Coinbase wins approval to offer crypto futures trading in US
(Reuters) -Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers, scoring a
2023-08-16 19:48

China Evergrande to delay creditors' meetings amid fresh restructuring plan
Embattled property developer China Evergrande Group on Wednesday resolved to delay its meetings for the Hong Kong CEG
2023-08-16 19:47

Saudi Pile of US Treasuries at Six-Year Low in Shift to Risk
Saudi Arabia’s stockpile of US Treasuries fell to the lowest level in more than six years, as the
2023-08-16 19:22