LOS ANGELES – Home shoppers had more options in March than they’ve seen in years—but they didn’t move quickly. According to new data from Zillow’s March 2025 Market Report, home prices across the U.S. leveled off last month as a surge in new listings outpaced buyer activity. While mortgage rates hit their lowest point of the
Stocks aren’t the only thing that have collapsed in short order over since Trump’s tariffs have taken effect. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment preliminary April data released on Friday revealed astounding declines in how consumers feel about the economy. Many of the gauges in the survey have seen sentiment deteriorate to levels seen in
Hedge funds are selling individual stocks at the fastest pace in years, as tariff threats and recession fears have sent the market into a tailspin. Professional fund managers have slashed their positions by the largest amount in over two years in the last several days. Some of their activity is comparable to March 2020, when
Truist’s top market strategist just slashed his bullish rating on US stocks during a slump. Although market fundamentals seem stable, earnings expectations may be too high. Strategy chief Keith Lerner shared why he’s taking some risk off the table. Last month, veteran investment chief Keith Lerner said stock-market dips were worth buying. Six weeks later,
PETALING JAYA: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is thoroughly investigating the gold and jewellery sector through its Ops Bling crackdown to ensure integrity, purity and consumer protection. With the Hari Raya season approaching and a surge in weddings anticipated later this year, the ministry’s enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said they have
European stocks have hugely outpaced Wall Street in the month since President Donald Trump took office. This is a blow to the President, who has often boasted about how the stock market sees bumper gains when he is in the White House. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index, which tracks the performance of the 600 largest
Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession. Fox – Seattle CFPB
SAN ANTONIO – There have been a lot of changes when it comes to federal student loans, and scammers are working to trick people amid the confusion to get money or information. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent an email last month from the email address noreply@studentaid.gov to give people important details about the
Cash App users have until Nov. 18, 2024 to submit their claim for reimbursement for the data and security breach. What to do if your personal information is compromised If your personal information is ever compromised due to a data breach, here’s what to do. Damien Henderson, USA TODAY Cash App users could get some