Buffalo will be hottest housing market in 2025: Zillow
Buffalo, New York, will be the nation's hottest housing market for the second year in a row due to its stable job market and affordable housing prices. According to the report Online real estate marketplace Zillow made the announcement Tuesday. The report predicts that by 2025, both home sales and home prices will remain steady […]
Dozens of lawmakers beat stock market in 2024: Report
According to a report, the stock portfolios of more than 20 members of Congress once again outperformed the market as the ban on parliamentary stock trading stalled. new report From the Unusual Whales trade tracker. According to the report, Democrats rose 31%, Republicans rose 26%, and the S&P 500 rose 24.9%. It also revealed a […]
Meta's fact-checking changes put company under political microscope
Meta's decision to scrap its fact-checking program marks a sharp reversal for the social media giant, and questions about the company's direction are rapidly mounting as President-elect Trump returns to the Oval Office. The move, coupled with other content moderation policy changes, immediately led some in the political world to hope that Mehta and his […]
Quits sink to lowest level since the height of the pandemic
As the number of job openings soared to the highest level since May, job separations fell in November to the lowest level since the height of the pandemic, both signs of a broader cooling in the U.S. employment situation. Labor market data shows that people are staying in their jobs more often as the labor […]
Experian accused of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes
The top consumer finance watchdog has accused credit rating agency Experian of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. in Tuesday's announcementthe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has filed charges against the company for unlawfully failing to investigate consumer issues. “The CFPB found that Experian did not take sufficient steps to capture, process, […]
Oil companies pay record $5.6M settlement after FTC alleges illegal coordination
The federal government announced Tuesday that three oil companies will pay record fines to resolve allegations of illegal coordination before the merger was completed. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that three companies, XCL Resources Holdings, Verdun Oil Company II, and EP Energy LLC (EP), will pay a record $5.6 million in a civil lawsuit. […]
Trump: ‘Interest rates are far too high’
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday declared interest rates too high while condemning still-high inflation, sparking new tensions with the central bank chairman who resisted pressure to cut rates during his first term. “We inherited a difficult situation from the outgoing administration, and the administration is doing everything it can to make it even more difficult,” […]
O’Leary: Trump US-Canada merger an interesting concept
“Shark Tank” star Kevin O'Leary said Monday that the concept of the United States and Canada merging into one country is “very interesting.” “I went to Palm Beach for a few days. On Saturday we talked about Canada,” O'Leary said Monday night on NewsNation's “The Hill.” “You know, Mr. Trump says outrageous things. We all […]
Biden expands wind and solar tax credit to nuclear, hydropower, geothermal energy
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized guidance that would expand tax credits that previously applied only to wind and solar power to a variety of other energy technologies. Under new guidance issued on Tuesday, producers of electricity from sources such as nuclear, geothermal, hydro and ocean wave energy will also be able to claim credits. […]
Uber and Lyft to offer driverless rideshare cars
Two popular ride-sharing companies are now preparing to offer a new feature: driverless taxis. Uber and Lyft are currently training staff on how to maintain their self-driving cars ahead of their public release in the coming months. Once launched, Uber customers in Atlanta and Austin, Texas, will be able to hail one of these driverless […]