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By Aarthi Swaminathan Expect new-home sales to remain flat or fall in the months ahead, economist says Home builders saw a small increase in the pace of sales of newly built homes in February, but they remain worried about home buyers pulling back in the coming months – so they’re increasing incentives to keep buyers…

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Financial planners often recommend using what’s called a dollar-cost averaging strategy, where you invest a set amount each month regardless of market conditions. This approach takes some of the …

Plans for Klarna Group and StubHub Holdings to go public have been paused, as both companies delayed their debuts after far-reaching tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week …

President Donald Trump says his trade policies will never change despite sending the global economy into a tailspin by announcing tariffs on foreign imports.

President Donald Trump says his trade policies will never change despite sending the global economy into a tailspin by announcing tariffs on foreign imports.

00:00 Speaker A Julie, the housing market kicked off 2025 with some momentum, as buyers and sellers come to terms with elevated mortgage rates, helping to free up some of the inventory out there. This week, we got a slew of housing data that gave us more color on the current landscape. So let’s start…

At more than $800,000, the backyard unit on Alonzo Avenue in Ballard initially gave Lavanna Martin sticker shock, but she and her husband are buying the home anyway this month.  The couple is moving from Austin, Texas, to Seattle to be close to their daughter and baby grandchild. If they tried to buy an existing…

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Defending the measures, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said: “Businesses around the world, including in trade and global trade, they just need to know what the rules are.” (AFP via ) China has now …