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Care for a glass of Chianti or Bordeaux after recent market volatility? It’ll cost ya. After a tense few weeks, President Donald Trump announced a 20% tariff on all EU goods, including wine. While you might think that U.S. producers would be cheering, domestic wineries and wine s ...  Show more

Overseas stock markets and U.S. stock index futures are showing an upward move in prices today, and volatility is down in sharp contrast to yesterday morning. Yesterday’s rollercoaster ride resulted from false information about a potential tariff pause. Some $2.5 trillion went in ...  Show more

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 7.6 percent; Regulators want to supervise digital payments; FTC challenging medical patents that may be preventing generics; Las Vegas workers reach labor deal with one of three major casino operators. 

US President Joe Biden has secured a deal on an infrastructure package worth about $1tn to spend on upgrading roads, bridges and broadband networks over the next eight years, and the US Federal Reserve loosened restrictions on dividends and buybacks by America’s biggest banks ...

Housing starts have ticked up recently. New homes have also been gobbling up an increasing share of the overall market, as current homeowners opt to stick with their  low mortgage rates. Today, we examine the demand for new homes. We’ll also explore the expansion of retailer disc ...  Show more

Mortgage rates just hit a 10-month low, giving buyers a brief window to increase their purchasing power—but that opportunity may not last. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., inventory is rising fast as former federal workers list their homes amid job cuts and economic uncertainty. I ...  Show more