Realtors group agrees to cut commissions in landmark $418M settlement — here’s how it’ll change the homebuying landscape

The National Association of Realtors agreed Friday to a landmark settlement over allegations that they conspired to inflate brokerage commissions. The agreement is likely to reduce costs and change the way Americans buy and sell homes. The powerful lobbying group will pay $418 million in a national antitrust lawsuit that requires NAR to eliminate decades-old […]
Republicans and Democrats fight for Ohio as former swing state’s political landscape shifts

For more than half a century, Ohio has been one of the most interesting states during presidential elections, with both parties competing fiercely for support from voters who are often truly undecided. Then along came Donald Trump. In 2016, Ohio became firmly Republican as more voters embraced the New York businessman’s brash brand of politics. […]
Powerless over power: After shifts in GOP landscape, McConnell’s leadership draws to a close

A few years ago, I asked learned members of Congress what they thought would happen to Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Former President Trump took office and began criticizing Kentucky Republicans. McConnell was the majority leader at the time. Trump launched a verbal attack on McConnell, imploring him to shred the Senate filibuster. The […]
The market is looking 'eerily similar' to the landscape headed into 2022, when stocks plunged 20%, top economist David Rosenberg says – Yahoo Finance

Top economist David Rosenberg said the stock market looks “eerily similar” to 2022. The S&P 500 hit an all-time high in early January 2022, but then plummeted, ending the year down 20%. Analysts at Rosenberg Research said U.S. stocks present the biggest sign of weakness right now. In the second half of 2021, stock prices […]