U.S. Home Sales Drop For 7th Straight Month, House Price Growth Cooling
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales dropped for a seventh straight month in August as affordability…
South Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had an urgent meeting scheduled with his Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss…
IHC’s $2.15 Billion Nutresa Bid Boosts Shares In Colombian Conglomerate GEA’s Companies
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Shares in companies that are part of Colombia’s largest conglomerate GEA rose on Wednesday after Abu Dhabi-based…
Germany Takes Over Uniper, Raising Rescue Bill To $29 Billion
By Kirsti Knolle and Anne Kauranen BERLIN/HELSINKI (Reuters) -Germany on Wednesday agreed to nationalise Uniper, raising the bill to rescue…
Renters Occupy Rising Share Of Newer Homes In Canada, Census Shows
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Renters are increasingly likely to occupy newer homes in Canada, suggesting investors may be…
US gas prices tick up, ending 99-day streak of lower costs
A 99-day run of falling gasoline prices — a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope that red-hot inflation…
US home sales slipped, prices grew more slowly in August
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in August for the seventh month in a row, as sharply higher mortgage…
U.S. Bank CEOs Face Congressional Grilling By Democrats And Republicans
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chief executives of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other major U.S….
Walmart takes a cautious approach to holiday hiring
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is taking a cautious approach to the holiday shopping season, announcing it will hire 40,000…
Wall Street Opens Higher As Investors Gear Up For Another Big Rate Hike
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday ahead of a widely expected hefty rate hike from the…