Existing Home Sales Decline By 4.3% In March

Fewer people bought homes this March than the month before and during March 2023, a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reveals. Total existing-home sales receded 4.3% from ... Read More

North America Construction Outlook: Politics And Policy Rates Test The Sector's Resilience

After weathering the 2023 banking stresses and ongoing high interest rate environment, 2024 and beyond is likely to be more challenging. Click to read. Read More

FTSE 100 Live 22 April: Index closes at record high, Asda sales rise, Hipgnosis bid war

Smaller companies are exiting the stock market apace, finding the benefits of being in it far exceeded by the hassle. Peel Hunt predicted today that the FTSE Small Cap index will cease to exist ... Read More

World risks ‘tepid Twenties’ as debt levels and inflation soar, warns IMF

The world is at risk of a “sluggish and disappointing decade”, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned, while urging vigilance to restore price stability and jumpstart economic growth. Read More

Raytheon: Customers Out Of Money, Company Selling Weapons For Wars Past

Raytheon's stock struggles despite Ukraine's war, as its signature weapons may not be suitable for modern needs, impacting growth prospects. Read more here. Read More

It's the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's. Why is is it off to a slow start?

The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged ... resident visits a treatment center only 15 minutes from his home. Clegg and his wife, ... Read More

Homebuyers’ quandary: to wait or not to wait for lower mortgage rates

Shop for a home now or hold out for possibly lower mortgage rates? That’s a question confronting many home shoppers this spring homebuying season amid widespread expectations that mortgage rates could ... Read More

News updates from April 24: Meta shares fall after earnings; Spain’s PM considers quitting

TikTok said on Wednesday it was voluntarily suspending its reward programme as part of its new TikTok Lite app as it addressed worries by EU officials that it may have broken EU law. The move, which ... Read More

World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official

Inflation fell less than expected in Britain last month, official figures show, as Andrew Bailey indicated the Bank of England will begin cutting interest rates this summer. Read More

Guest Editorial: Increased Medicaid funding for senior services can restore access to care for older Pennsylvanians

It’s no longer just a threat that Pennsylvania’s mission-driven nursing homes will close due to chronic Medicaid underfunding. They are closing. When closure is avoided, they are often bought by ... Read More

Saving the social sciences from ideological differences | Utterly Moderate podcast

The Utterly Moderate Podcast looks at the prevalence of ideological bias in social sciences, leading to misleading information in public discourse. Read More