Pending home sales drop sharply in December, dampening 2026 outlook
Stagnant mortgage rates, falling housing supply and ongoing economic uncertainty weighed heavily on homebuyers in December. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing »
Japan is About to Go Bust… Is the U.S. Next?
Japan has officially reached the end game for central bank policy. Japan is the grandfather for monetary policy insanity. The Fed first cut rates to zero »
More than 8,000 US chain stores closed up shop in 2025 — heralding a ‘retail apocalypse’
Two big-name retailers have already announced store closures just two weeks into 2026 — and experts warn that the retail-shuttering roundup is only going to »
Trump signs executive order barring Wall Street from buying single-family homes
Investors have always purchased homes as rental property to provide an extra income stream. But the practice went into overdrive during the 2009-10 housing market »