Home-equity borrowing stayed muted in the third quarter, Calculated Risk says
Federal Reserve data showed mortgage debt rose $108 billion in Q3 2025, matching Q2, while Calculated Risk said equity extraction...
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Staying in gets pricier as streaming and gaming costs rise
Price increases across games, devices, streaming and power are making home entertainment feel less cheap for U.S. consumers.
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UK GDP slips 0.1% in April as Iran war hits services and fuel costs
Britain’s economy contracted in April, with ONS data pointing to weaker services activity and companies citing higher energy and f...
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Jobs, housing and Fed flow data crowd Friday’s calendar
December payrolls lead a packed Friday lineup that also includes housing starts, consumer sentiment and the Fed’s Q3 flow of funds...
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China tightens export controls on Japan defense-linked groups
Beijing added Japanese defense institutes and companies to export control lists, raising pressure on supply chains tied to rare ea...
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Goldman says World Cup hiring may add 40,000 jobs to June payrolls
Goldman Sachs says World Cup-related work could make June hiring look firmer than economists expected.
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UN maritime agency pauses Hormuz evacuations after ship attack near Oman
The IMO said it is checking safety guarantees after a Singapore-flagged Evergreen vessel was struck near Oman.
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Europe’s China trade push runs into a hotter reality
EU officials want a smaller China trade gap by October, while heat-wave demand is boosting imports of Chinese-made air conditioner...
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Stock futures dip as oil and gasoline stay below year-ago levels
S&P 500 and Dow futures were lower Sunday night, while crude and gasoline prices remained cheaper than they were a year earlier.
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Trump says US will send aid to Venezuela after deadly earthquakes
Back-to-back powerful quakes killed at least 164 people, prompting a state of emergency and a U.S. pledge to mobilize rescue and m...
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US factory layoffs near crisis-era levels even as PMI tops forecasts
S&P Global said June manufacturing improved on inventory rebuilding, but factory job cuts were the worst since 2009 outside the pa...
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Wholesale inflation accelerated in May as energy prices jumped
The producer price index rose 1.1% in May, above forecasts, with fuel costs driving much of the pressure seen before prices reach...
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