US single-family housing starts dented by Hurricane Beryl, higher mortgage rates
Erin Sykes, chief economist at Nest Seekers International, weighs in on “The Bottom Line” as high interest rates continue to hurt the housing market. U.S. single-family home construction fell to its lowest level in a year and a half in July, partly due to the disruption to housing activity caused by Hurricane Beryl, but an […]
Housing Starts Unexpectedly Plunged In July
Homebuilders backed away from new homebuilding and construction plans in July, threatening to worsen home affordability in the United States. The Census Bureau said Friday that the pace of new project starts fell 6.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.238 million. Economists had been expecting a pace of 1.342 million. The number of […]
With 29 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think
There are 89 days left until Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th. But if Americans vote the way they have in the past two elections, most will have already cast their ballots by Election Day. Early voting will begin for eligible voters on September 6, with seven battleground states sending out ballots to at least some […]
Colin Farrell Starts Foundation To Help Others Struggling With Same Neurological Condition As Son
Colin Farrell has launched a foundation to support adult children with intellectual disabilities in memory of his son James, who has Angelman syndrome, People magazine reports. Pharrell opened up about his own experience and spoke about the impact of the rare neurogenetic disorder that James is said to be fighting to overcome every day. “I […]
With 30 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think
There are 90 days until Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th. But if Americans vote the way they have in the past two elections, most will have already cast their ballots by Election Day. Early voting will begin for eligible voters on September 6, with seven battleground states sending out ballots to at least some […]
Oklahoma dog starts house fire after chewing on lithium-ion battery
Video released by the Tulsa Fire Department in Oklahoma shows a dog unintentionally starting a house fire by gnawing at a lithium-ion battery. In the video, captured by an indoor security camera in the living room of a home, two dogs and a cat are seen as one of the dogs begins gnawing at a […]
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, other stars off to solid starts at Olympic Golf Competition
Two of the world’s most popular players got off to a strong start in the men’s Olympic golf competition in Paris on Thursday. Scottie Scheffler finished with four birdies and no bogeys for a four-under 67. The world No. 1 ranked player finished in a tie for sixth place, four strokes behind leader Hideki Matsuyama. […]
South America Starts Reinforcing Borders Fearing Another Venezuela Migrant Wave
The governments of Colombia and Peru reportedly launched plans to fortify their borders on Tuesday, fearing that ongoing political turmoil in Venezuela, sparked by a fake presidential election forced by the White House, will trigger a new wave of mass migration. Venezuela’s socialist government, in power since 1999, has already as a result An estimated […]
Stocks Gain as Big Week for Central Banks Starts: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — European stocks are set to gain early on the back of strength in Asian markets at the start of a week filled with major central bank decisions and big tech earnings reports, while the yen strengthened. Most read articles on Bloomberg Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.5%, while major U.S. futures also rose. […]
Dems view Harris more favorably than Biden as veep starts run for prez: poll
A new poll shows that more Democrats support Vice President Kamala Harris, the presidential candidate most likely to face President Donald Trump in November, than support President Biden. About 91% of Democratic voters said they had a favorable view of Harris, 59, and 80% said they had a similar impression of Biden, 81. According to […]