• Japan retail sales down 1.2% in March

    Retail trade in Japan decreased by 1.2% in March compared to the previous month, according to a report by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry published on Monday. The figure was lower than exp

  • Home Sales Drop in March as Mortgage Rates Surge over 7 Percent

    Existing home sales shrank in March as consumers respond to continuing price increases and rising mortgage rates. Sales for existing homes fell 4.3% in March compared to the previous month and 3.7% year-over-year, to an annual rate of 4.19 million, according to a press release from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 7.10% this week, a substantial jump from 6.88% last week, depressing Americans’ desire to switch homes and possibly...

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    New home sales inch higher despite 7% mortgage rates: 'There's more opportunity,' economist says

    Buyers are highly considering newly built homes amid a shortage of available homes in the U.S. Here's what this means and where prices are standing.

  • Ribbon Finance (RBN) Trading 7.5% Higher Over Last 7 Days

    Ribbon Finance (RBN) traded 3.5% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 22:00 PM Eastern on April 22nd. One Ribbon Finance token can now be bought for about $1.22 or 0.00001820 BTC on popular exchanges. Ribbon Finance has a total market cap of $409.46 million and approximately $4.22 million worth […]

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    Cole Irvin throws 7 innings of 4-hit ball and Orioles hit three homers to beat Athletics 7-0

    By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Cole Irvin scattered four hits over seven innings, Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered on successive pitches and the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday. Gunnar Henderson also went deep for the AL East-leading Orioles, who emphatically bounced back from a 10-inning loss in

  • Consumer Inflation Expectations Unexpectedly Climb

    Rising inflation has led consumers to rethink the idea that inflation was going to come down a lot this year. | Economy

  • New home sales surge in March

    Some real estate agents have been pretty busy over the past few weeks.

  • Retail sales weak as consumers tighten belts further

    Shoppers had a more subdued month for retail spending in March after Taylor Swift concerts drove a flurry of sales activity in departments stores and the like in February. Retail sales slid 0.4 per cent in March, which followed a 0.2 per cent rise in February, and one per cent lift in January. The modest […]

  • Higher prices have been depressing sales for Procter & Gamble

    Consumers are experiencing price fatigue, one economist says.

  • Domino's Pizza beats sales expectations as orders thrive

    Domino's has managed to buck a downbeat trend for eating out in the United States, with better returns on its loyalty program and fresh promotional offers drawing inflation-weary consumers to its pizzas and chicken wings. Domino's U.S. same-store sales rose 5.6% in the quarter, with CEO Russell Weiner saying that the company saw order growth across all income cohorts in the country. Domino's revamped its loyalty program in September last year and entered into a third-party delivery partnership...

  • Nationals dig out of 7-0 hole to stun Marlins

    Nick Senzel homered twice and drove in five runs as the visiting Washington Nationals rallied from a giant deficit to beat the Miami Marlins 12-9 on Sunday. The Marlins blew a 7-0 second-inning lead and lost their sixth straight game. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a grand slam that was part of the Marlins' six-run first inning, but Senzel's three-run homer in the fifth put the Nationals ahead for good at 9-7. Jacob Young finished 3-for-5 with three RBI hits for Washington. Neither starting pitcher...

  • Irvin shines again with latest gem in 7-0 win

    The Orioles are close to testing the age-old baseball theory that teams never can have too much pitching.Cole Irvin must wonder how he plays into the experiment.Kyle Bradish is leaving his injury rehab assignment and starting for the Orioles next week. John Means makes his final rehab appearance on Sunday, which sets up his return.The process of el