J. B. 11 hours agoNational retailer files Chapter 11 after 80 stores closed in 2026TheStreet - Daniel KlineHere’s what the bankruptcy filing means for customers of the nationwide brand with over 940 stores in 38 states. We own a hot tub that requires weekly …
J. B. 11 hours agoTJ Maxx is closing select US stores — here’s the list of locations to shut down this yearNew York Post - Aurielle WeissSome Maxxinistas may have to become Marshallistas. Retailers are having trouble keeping doors open and lights on as high costs and low foot traffic …
J. B. 5 hours agoMortgage Rates Surge, Wrecking the Home-Buyer PlaybookThe Wall Street Journal. - Amira McKeePlus, the U.A.E is investigating whether the cockpit stabbing on a FlyDubai flight was a terror plot and Americans are buying smaller cars as gas prices bite Rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages leapt to 7.28% from 7.03%, according to Freddie Mac. Inflation, a surge in government debt and heavy …
J. B. 10 hours ago‘We cannot sweep the dust under the carpet’: French national debt is projected to grow to 122% of its GDP, prompting ideas to cancel government bondsFortune - The Associated Press, Samuel PetrequinFrance’s public debt has climbed to a record during the two terms of President Emmanuel Macron, unsettling investors and emerging as a defining issue …
J. B. 2 days agoU.S. ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, from motorcycles to booze, goes into effectPBS News - Paul Wiseman, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a …
J. B. 2 days agoAmericans' view of the economy sinks to the lowest level since 2014, Conference Board survey saysAssociated Press - By MATT OTTWASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index tumbled 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, down …
