Economics

The annual pace of new home construction surged last month amid a historic shortage of housing inventory and falling mortgage rates.

Next to those stockings hung by the chimney with care, it appears more likely than ever that the trimmed tree will be, well, faux.

Ships are re-routing to avoid getting fired at by Yemen's Houthi militants.

Bezos knows his space startup has some serious catching up to do.

Services-producing industries account for the majority of U.S. GDP in 2023, followed by other private industries and the government.

Some fans reported an increase of as much as 85% on their season ticket prices for 2024 after the Lions had kept prices relatively flat since 2018.

Leaf blowers are running out of gas in a Michigan college town. Ann Arbor is banning gas-powered blowers, citing noise and pollution.

Today's five biggest airlines have gobbled up 45 others since 1960.

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The story of America’s favorite holiday plant is rife with international politics, spoiled trade secrets, and a toppled monopoly.

Billions of people across the globe look forward to celebrating Christmas on December 25. And for many of the celebrations, Christmas trees play a key

"We're going to become the world's most decisive company across any industry."

Ships are re-routing to avoid getting fired at by Yemen's Houthi militants.

Oil giant BP has joined cargo shipowners in diverting vessels from the critical Middle East route after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The Adobe x Figma breakup is one of many recent acquisition attempts that have landed in the regulation hot seat in what appears to be an era of heightened antitrust enforcement.

Lesser known indicators like cardboard box demand, egg prices, and RV sales, are closely watched for clues about the health of the economy.

"If I sing that ... the audience will think I'm a monster." —Judy Garland

At the dozens of bin stores that have popped up around the country, returned goods are getting a second life.

Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.

About 1-in-4 Black households and 1-in-7 Hispanic households had no wealth or were in debt in 2021, compared with about 1-in-10 U.S. households overall.

The US no longer has the most chain cafés, and in China, Starbucks no longer dominates.

Consumers have been gloomy of late, but a closely watched survey shows they felt better about their personal situations and the economy in December.

Oklahoma City voters approve a sales tax to help fund an arena for the Thunder, which is expected to cost at least $900 million but would keep the team through at least 2050.

The product of a zero-inflation upbringing in Japan, the baseball star has signed a contract that will be an MBA case study long after he retires.

What does that mean for Ohtani and the Dodgers?

'The Night Agent' and season two of 'Ginny & Georgia' were the most watched shows in the first half of 2023.

Democrat Shamaine Daniels is running for Congress, eyeing a seat held by Trump-aligned Republican Representative Scott Perry, who played a key role challenging the 2020 election results.

Is he worth it?

Wind turbine technicians are in high demand, even with the recent cancellations of offshore projects.

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