Among McDonald’s U.S. restaurants that have been operating for at least a year, sales grew by 0.8 percent in the year’s second quarter, the slowest increase since 2025’s first three months.
Category: 11 August 2026
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U.S. LUMBER PRICES ARE THEIR HIGHEST IN FOUR YEARS
Lumber prices jumped during the COVID War when people locked down at home took on building and renovation projects and timber mills sent workers home.
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HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FORECLOSURES SOAR
When homeowners’ association (HOA) members fall behind in their dues, HOAs usually extend their grace periods as a courtesy.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
As businesses struggle with rising costs, weakening consumer demand, and an increasingly challenging economic environment, many companies announced closures this week.
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MARKET CONCENTRATION NOT LIMITED TO TECH STOCKS, ANALYST WARNS
More than a third of the value of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index is tied up in AI-related stocks, the Financial Times noted.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
While Wall Street continues to celebrate market highs, a very different reality is unfolding on Main Street as companies slash payrolls, eliminate departments, and accelerate restructuring efforts with a focus on integrating AI which is taking over human jobs.
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NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS LOWER THAN EXPECTED
In the week ending 1 August, new claims for unemployment benefits rose by just 1,000 from the week before, reaching 199,000.
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U.S. WORKERS’ SHARE OF GDP SHRANK IN SECOND QUARTER
Workers’ share of the American economy’s productivity fell to a record low of 52.9 percent in this year’s second quarter, the Bureau of Economic Statistics (BLS) reported, down from 53.7 percent in the year’s first three months.
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U.S. ECONOMY SHEDS 23,000 JOBS IN JULY, MAY, AND JUNE REVISED DOWN
The U.S. economy shrank by 23,000 nonfarm jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported, surprising analysts in a Reuters poll who had expected to see a gain of 80,000.
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THE RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE
The rapid spread of public surveillance cameras represents something far more consequential than a new piece of police technology.