Record-high home prices are not the only things making it harder to buy a home these days.
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HOME SALES ROSE IN NOVEMBER BUT SLUMPED IN DECEMBER
U.S. pending home sales—contracts signed for purchases—increased in November for the fourth consecutive month, rising to a level not seen since early 2023, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported.
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DELINQUENT CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS ARE ON THE RISE
Late-paying credit card accounts in the U.S. are more numerous than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis, the Financial Times reported, as low-income households have run out of financial reserves after more than two years of relentless inflation.
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SLIPPED IN DECEMBER
Last month, consumer confidence in the economy in 2025 fell unexpectedly, according to The Conference Board’s monthly survey.
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JOBLESS CLAIMS FEWEST IN EIGHT MONTHS
During the week ending 28 December, new claims for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 from the week before, dropping to 211,000 and reaching their lowest number since May.
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DOLLAR INDEX REACHES TWO-YEAR HIGH AHEAD OF TRUMP INAUGURATION
On 2 January, the U.S. dollar index rose 0.8 percent in intraday trading against an assortment of other currencies, reaching its highest mark since November 2022.
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BIDEN SENDING ANOTHER $8B ARMS DEAL FOR ISRAEL TO KEEP ITS GENOCIDE GOING
The Biden administration alerted Congress “informally” of a proposed $8 billion arms deal for Israel to support Tel Aviv’s “long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities,” Axios reported, citing unnamed sources.
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SCIENTIFIC STUDY: GET COVID JAB, GET CANCER
Forget about the cancer risks that supposedly come with having a glass of beer, a new study on the COVID-19 vaccines that governments mandated suggests that those who took the jab could have higher risks of developing cancer.
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TEA BAGS EXPOSE HUMANS TO MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MICRO AND NANOPLASTICS, RAISING HEALTH RISK
Researchers from Spain, Egypt, and Germany found in a recent study that ubiquitous tea bags that contain traces of plastic could be exposing tea-drinkers to massive amounts of micro and nanoplastics during the brewing process that could have a negative health impact.
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HOMELESSNESS IN U.S. KEEPS RISING, WHILE CELENTE SOLUTION IS IGNORED
The number of homeless Americans increased by more than 770,000 in one year—representing an increase of 18 percent, as more people struggle under high interest rates, high inflation, and surging housing costs.