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Top Agents Optimistic About 2026 Housing Market, but Buyers Still Face Headwinds

Top Agents Optimistic About 2026 Housing Market, but Buyers Still Face Headwinds

Amazon Cuts 16,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring Push

Amazon Cuts 16,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring Push

Record Number of Americans Reaching Retirement Age—How Prepared Are Cities?

Record Number of Americans Reaching Retirement Age—How Prepared Are Cities?

Home-Purchase Cancellations Hit Record High in December: Redfin

Home-Purchase Cancellations Hit Record High in December: Redfin

Wall Street Review: Stock Roller-Coaster Ride Ends With Slight Loss

Wall Street Review: Stock Roller-Coaster Ride Ends With Slight Loss

Big European Pension Funds See Higher Risk in US Holdings, Reject ‘Weaponizing’ Capital

Big European Pension Funds See Higher Risk in US Holdings, Reject ‘Weaponizing’ Capital

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticks Up in November

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticks Up in November

Layoffs Remain Low as Weekly Jobless Claims Below Expectations

Layoffs Remain Low as Weekly Jobless Claims Below Expectations

US Economy Delivers Strong 4.4 Percent Growth, Outperforming Forecasts

US Economy Delivers Strong 4.4 Percent Growth, Outperforming Forecasts

Lutnick Says US Can Hit 6 Percent Growth If Fed Cuts Rates

Lutnick Says US Can Hit 6 Percent Growth If Fed Cuts Rates

Bessent Warns Taiwan Chip Reliance Risks ‘Economic Apocalypse’

Bessent Warns Taiwan Chip Reliance Risks ‘Economic Apocalypse’

Inherited Homes Reach Record Share of Residential Transactions in 2025

Inherited Homes Reach Record Share of Residential Transactions in 2025

The End Game of the Powell Era Has Begun

The End Game of the Powell Era Has Begun

Congress Not Needed to Issue $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks, Trump Says

Congress Not Needed to Issue $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks, Trump Says

Bessent Dismisses Speculation That Europe Could Dump US Debt Over Greenland

Bessent Dismisses Speculation That Europe Could Dump US Debt Over Greenland

Top Agents Optimistic About 2026 Housing Market, but Buyers Still Face Headwinds

Top Agents Optimistic About 2026 Housing Market, but Buyers Still Face Headwinds

Amazon Cuts 16,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring Push

Amazon Cuts 16,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring Push

Record Number of Americans Reaching Retirement Age—How Prepared Are Cities?

Record Number of Americans Reaching Retirement Age—How Prepared Are Cities?

Home-Purchase Cancellations Hit Record High in December: Redfin

Home-Purchase Cancellations Hit Record High in December: Redfin

Wall Street Review: Stock Roller-Coaster Ride Ends With Slight Loss

Wall Street Review: Stock Roller-Coaster Ride Ends With Slight Loss

Big European Pension Funds See Higher Risk in US Holdings, Reject ‘Weaponizing’ Capital

Big European Pension Funds See Higher Risk in US Holdings, Reject ‘Weaponizing’ Capital

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticks Up in November

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticks Up in November

Layoffs Remain Low as Weekly Jobless Claims Below Expectations

Layoffs Remain Low as Weekly Jobless Claims Below Expectations

US Economy Delivers Strong 4.4 Percent Growth, Outperforming Forecasts

US Economy Delivers Strong 4.4 Percent Growth, Outperforming Forecasts

Lutnick Says US Can Hit 6 Percent Growth If Fed Cuts Rates

Lutnick Says US Can Hit 6 Percent Growth If Fed Cuts Rates

Bessent Warns Taiwan Chip Reliance Risks ‘Economic Apocalypse’

Bessent Warns Taiwan Chip Reliance Risks ‘Economic Apocalypse’

Inherited Homes Reach Record Share of Residential Transactions in 2025

Inherited Homes Reach Record Share of Residential Transactions in 2025

The End Game of the Powell Era Has Begun

The End Game of the Powell Era Has Begun

Congress Not Needed to Issue $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks, Trump Says

Congress Not Needed to Issue $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks, Trump Says

Bessent Dismisses Speculation That Europe Could Dump US Debt Over Greenland

Bessent Dismisses Speculation That Europe Could Dump US Debt Over Greenland