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May 21, 2019 at 7:01 am

US home sales fell 0.4% in April amid limited supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales slipped 0.4% in April, as would-be homebuyers face affordability challenges and a limited supply of starter houses. The National...

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President Donald Trump responds to questions following a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, May 9, 2019. Trump said on Thursday that he would leave it up to Attorney General William Barr to decide whether Robert Mueller, the special counsel, may testify before Congress on the Russia investigation. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT35 XNYT35

May 10, 2019 at 9:45 am

AP FACT CHECK: Trump sugar-coats a trade war with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump let loose with a morning round of tweets that sugar-coat the consequences of his trade war with China. Trump...

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FILE – In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. A college degree has long been a ticket to the U.S. middle class. Yet a new survey shows that college graduates arenâ€™t as likely as they once were to feel they belong to the middle class. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NYSB282 NYSB282

May 1, 2019 at 7:18 am

Many college grads feel their grip on the middle class loosening

Americans have benefited since the Great Recession ended in 2009, a survey finds. But a college degree has become less of a guarantee of upward...

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May 1, 2019 at 7:14 am

US manufacturing activity slowed in April

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers expanded at a slower pace in April, as measures of new orders, production and employment each slipped. The Institute for...

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April 30, 2019 at 7:10 am

US pending home sales rose 3.8% in March

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in March compared to the prior month. The National Association of Realtors says that its...

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April 30, 2019 at 6:05 am

US home prices rose 3% year over year in February

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices increased at a slower pace in February, a sign that several years of outsized gains in home values have...

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April 28, 2019 at 9:05 pm

Survey predicts slower pace of economic growth

A survey of corporate economists predicts the economy will expand over the next year, although the pace of growth will decline and employers are facing...

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April 23, 2019 at 7:04 am

US new-home sales climbed 4.5% in March

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new U.S. homes increased 4.5% in March, the third straight monthly gain as the housing market appears to be cautiously...

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April 19, 2019 at 6:00 am

US home construction slips 0.3% in March

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction slipped 0.3% in March, as housing starts are running below last year's pace in a sign that inventory could...

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April 18, 2019 at 7:48 am

US mortgage rates increased this week with 30-year at 4.17%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates increased this week, though they remain lower than a year ago in a positive sign for home sales....

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