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If the housing market is a roller coaster, mortgage rates are at the controls. If they drop, things could speed up.

A lot of drivers hate the idea. Advocates say mass transit commuters will love the improvements it pays for.

Deborah Holtschlag, owner of Plant Traps, says she “managed to take back control of the brand” after suing hundreds of sellers.

If you had to describe the 2024 economy in one word, what would it be?

The caps are mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act. No Medicare patient will pay more than $2,000 out of pocket for prescription drugs.

Pending sales were up 2.2% in November.

Cross laminated timber can be used in high-rise structures, as a replacement for materials with a high carbon footprint. And it also locks carbon into buildings for decades.

The envelope budgeting method combines nostalgia with Instagram-worthy aesthetics, and a desire to get better at personal finance.

The decline can lead to poor health outcomes and a loss of GDP, says Daphne Greenberg of Georgia State University.

Sales of U.S. services to other countries help to redress the balance, along with foreign institutions that invest in the American stock market and debt.