Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October
The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its index of pending sales fell 1.1% in October. Three out of four regions saw declines in...
Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online
RadioShack, the nearly century-old electronics retailer ubiquitous in malls for decades, has been pulled from brink of death — again. The plan, in short, is...
US construction spending up again, rises 0.3% in September
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. construction spending rose 0.3% in September, the fourth straight monthly gain after a coronavirus-caused spring swoon, although a smaller...
Tupperware profits soar as pandemic shut-ins store leftovers
Restaurant pain has turned into Tupperware's gain with millions of people in a pandemic opening cookbooks again and looking for solutions to leftovers. They've found...
Consumer confidence dips to 100.9 as virus spreads in US
Consumer spending accounts for 70% of economic activity in the U.S., so a decline in confidence gets a lot of attention from economists, especially as...