US Rents Fall for 37th Straight Month From a Year Earlier as Concessions Rise
(The Epoch Times)—Apartment rents across the nation’s 50 largest metros continued to slip in August, marking the 37th consecutive month...
Young Middle-Income Buyers Frustrated as US Home Costs Rise Faster Than Incomes
(The Epoch Times)—Stealers Wheel’s 1973 hit “Stuck in the Middle with You” could well become the theme song for today’s...
JBS to Close 2 US Facilities as Beef Consumption Drops
(The Epoch Times)—JBS, the world’s largest meat-processing firm, announced on June 12 that it will close two of its plants...
Steak ’n Shake to Remove All Microwaves From Its U.S. Restaurants by April 15
(The Epoch Times)—Steak ’n Shake, the national fast food restaurant famous for its steak burgers and exotic milkshakes such as Oreo...
Record Number of Americans Reaching Retirement Age—How Prepared Are Cities?
(The Epoch Times)—With a record number of Americans reaching retirement age this year, questions have arisen about whether U.S. cities...
Berkshire Hathaway May Exit Its Nearly 30 Percent Stake in Kraft Heinz
(The Epoch Times)—Berkshire Hathaway, the global conglomerate chaired by Warren Buffett, is considering a 28 percent divestiture in Kraft Heinz,...
California Cupcake Chain Abruptly Closes All Stores After 20 Years in Business
(The Epoch Times)—California-based Sprinkles Cupcakes, known as the world’s first cupcake-only bakery with exclusive gourmet selections, quietly closed the doors...
Investors Scoop Up 40% of Vacant Lots Sold After Los Angeles Fires
(The Epoch Times)—Almost a year after January’s devastating California wildfires, real estate investors have been buying up nearly 40 percent...
Visa, Mastercard to Pay $167.5 Million to Settle ATM User Fee Lawsuit
(The Epoch Times)—Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a total of $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit...
Luxury Housing Market No Longer Out of Reach for Some “Move-Up” Buyers
(The Epoch Times)—Many people recall the Emmy Award–winning sitcom “The Jeffersons,” whose theme song references George and Weezie “moving on...