Home Depot Cuts Forecast as Consumers Pull Back on Spending

The big box retailer said tariff costs and elevated mortgage rates have slowed consumer spending on new homes and remodeling projects.

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Fed Governor Lisa Cook Says Housing Official Worked With Trump to Tarnish Her

Lisa Cook, accused of fraud on mortgage papers, said in a legal filing that Bill Pulte, who referred her to the Justice Department, was doing President Trump’s dirty work.

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A Family Fell for a Rent-A-Bank Scheme. Now They Are Facing Foreclosure.

Predatory lenders often take part in schemes that enable them to circumvent state lending laws and charge borrowers sky-high interest rates.

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A Reopened Government Hasn’t Ended Delays to Economic Data

Jobs and inflation data will be released late and with caveats, complicating the Federal Reserve’s interest rate deliberations.

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The Astonishing Bull Market Will End One Day. Are You Ready?

Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses. Here are tips on how to prepare.

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The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.

The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.

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Britain Faces Up to Tough Economic Choices. Finally, Economists Say.

The central bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, a decision that came at a time when British policymakers and lawmakers are confronting economic challenges.

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Trump Aides Raise Recession Fears, and Point Fingers at the Fed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some sectors were in a recession as he argued for more interest rate cuts.

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Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.

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A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.

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