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The U.S. housing market to see second biggest correction of the post-WWII era—when to expect the home price bottom

In the third quarter of 2022, falling home prices erased a record $1.3 trillion in home equity. It isn't over yet.

Fortune · Nov 8, 2022

New GDP report shows an economic turnaround, but don't be fooled

Thursday's GDP report shows the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in July, August and September, after shrinking in the first half of the year.

WEKU · Oct 27, 2022

There's a massive housing shortage across the U.S. Here's how bad it is where you live

Hundreds of cities and towns are seriously short of housing, both homes to buy and rentals, according to a new study. It's the main reason that home prices and rents are so high.

WEKU · Jul 14, 2022

EXPLAINER: How Biden's proposed gas tax holiday would work

Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden has urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Biden to call for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes

President Joe Biden is preparing to call on Congress to suspend the federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Is The US On The Brink Of A Recession?

Nearly 70% of academic economists recently surveyed by the Financial Times in partnership with the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business expect the US economy to fall into a recession in 2023.   

Benzinga · Jun 21, 2022

Worry about stagflation, a flashback to '70s, begins to grow

Stagflation

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Worry about stagflation, a flashback to '70s, begins to grow

Stagflation

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Student loan forgiveness unlikely to boost the economy

The Biden administration has been considering a plan to cancel at least $10,000 of federal student-loan debt. President Biden promised something of the sort during the 2020 presidential campaign. And with about 45 million current and former students carrying $1.76 trillion in debt, some sort of debt forgiveness is appealing…

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2022

Home prices could fall in some U.S. cities. Here's where and why

During the past two years, home prices nationally have soared more than 30%. Rising mortgage rates make affording a home even harder. That has many people wondering if we're in another housing bubble.

WEKU · May 12, 2022