Us Existing Home Sales Fall to 11month Low

Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit

PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issue

World - Financial Times - October 23

Existing-home sales sink to a 14-year low, as home buyers pull back ahead of the November election

Existing-home sales fell to a rate of 3.84 million in September, the National Association of Realtors said.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year-low, CDC reports

American teen tobacco use has fallen to a 25-year-low, according to new data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that was ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

First-time home buyers’ share of home sales hits 43-year low, real-estate group says

It has never been this challenging to be a first-time home buyer.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year low as fewer pick up e-cigarettes

Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has dropped to a 25-year low, federal agencies announced Thursday.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Florida Democrat: Sexism and racism 'still exist' in US politics

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said Sunday he thinks sexism and racism “still exist” in U.S. politics, and it’s reflected in Vice President Harris’s run for office. Frost joined CBS News’s “Face the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 13

Euro falls to 2-month low as investors price in interest rate cuts

Single currency has dropped more than 2% against dollar so far this month

World - Financial Times - October 15

New-home construction dips in September, as builders await rate cuts

Construction on new U.S. homes fell 0.5% in September, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

LVMH stock falls on slumping luxury sales in China

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said a slowdown in Chinese spending had hit its third quarter sales

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Michelin Lowers Guidance After Sales Fall

The market downturn in Europe was caused by customers’ weaker purchasing power due to high interest rates and uncertainties over the pace of the transition to electric vehicles, Michelin said.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Richemont Sales Fall as Luxury's China Woes Linger

The Cartier owner said weaker consumer spending in China hit sales as a luxury downturn that is hurting most of the players in the industry rumbles on.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

How to get a low home equity loan rate this November

There are multiple ways borrowers can secure a low home equity loan interest rate this November. Here are three.

How low will home equity loan interest rates drop in November?

There are a few events in November that could help push home equity borrowing rates lower, experts say.

Half of low-paid Londoners use a food bank, survey finds

A survey finds 23% of London’s lowest-paid workers go to a food bank once a week and 28% once a year.

Will home equity loan interest rates fall in November?

Waiting for a chance to tap into your home equity at an affordable rate? Here's where rates could head in November.

Treasury yields end at nearly 2-week lows as oil prices fall further and U.K. inflation dives

U.S. government debt rallied slightly on Wednesday, pushing yields broadly lower, as crude-oil futures slipped and the U.K.’s annual consumer-price index inflation rate dropped below the Bank of ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Jobless claims fall again as hurricane effects fade. Layoffs back to very low levels.

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply for the second week in a row to 227,000, reversing a spike in claims earlier in the month after a pair of major ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Kiss chaste: number of high school boys in Japan who have had first kiss falls to record lows

Polls showing downward trend in kissing indicates a move away from ‘real physical sexual activity’ that could affect country’s birthrate, experts say. Just one in five of boys at senior high school ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Johnson & Johnson’s stock falls despite Q3 sales beat and guidance raise

Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales and raised its full-year revenue guidance.

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

LVMH shares down 7% after warning of ‘uncertain’ outlook

World’s largest luxury group hit by pullback in Chinese consumer spending

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Starbucks scraps 2025 guidance after fall in sales and earnings

New chief Brian Niccol vows ‘to fundamentally change our strategy’ to return to growth

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Honeywell’s stock falls as sales miss and lowered guidance offsets profit beat

Honeywell International Inc.’s stock fell 2.5% early Thursday, after the aerospace and technology company missed third-quarter sales estimates and lowered its guidance, offsetting a profit beat.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Sinologist Li Cheng: ‘America is not in the mood to study China’

The political expert on the breakdown of US-Sino relations, what Xi Jinping’s fourth term might hold — and why neither Harris nor Trump makes him hopeful of change

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Porsche AG Sales Fall Amid Slow EV Market, China Woes

Porsche AG posted lower sales and operating profit as it faced challenges in China and a slower-than-expected shift to electric vehicles.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

Beyoncé brings star power as Kamala Harris touts ‘freedom’ in Texas

Vice-president seeks to energise women voters as White House race against Donald Trump tightens

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Nasdaq hits record high as tech stocks rebound from summer sell-off

Sharp turnaround from 15% slide as investors make ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ bet

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Chipotle misses revenue estimates as same-store sales growth disappoints

Chipotle's same-store sales rose 6% in the third quarter, just missing Wall Street's expectations.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Chipotle’s new CEO maintains focus on faster service as sales fall short

Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fell after hours on Tuesday after the Mexican fast-casual chain reported quarterly sales trends that were a bit weaker than expected.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Caterpillar’s stock falls as weak equipment sales lead to a rare profit miss

Caterpillar’s stock fell after a rare profit miss, while revenue was below expectations for a fourth straight quarter.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Shares in weight-loss drugmaker Eli Lilly fall on disappointing sales

US group revises down upper end of full-year revenue estimates

Business - Financial Times - October 30

EBay’s sales outlook comes in weaker, and stock falls more than 7%

EBay’s slightly better-than-expected quarterly earnings were no match for a weaker sales outlook.

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Wendy’s stock falls as same-restaurant sales miss again, by a wide margin

Shares of Wendy’s Co. were knocked lower on Thursday after the fast-food burger chain missed same-restaurant sales expectations again, by the widest margin in more than four years.