A drone view shows a construction worker performing tasks on a multi-home residential project by Shea Homes in Encinitas, California, U.S. July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Construction

The U.S. is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that

Shipping containers are loaded onto a ship at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Global Trade

Tariffs continue to weigh on corporate earnings as companies adapt and consumers resist higher prices

Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America session with Børge Brende, President and CEO, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America; Laurence Fink, Chair and CEO, BlackRock; Interim Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, BlackRock, USA; at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on 21/1/2026 from 14:30 to 15:15 in the Congress Centre – Congress Hall (Zone C), Plenary. (special address/usa). ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Politics

Trump pushes for lower rates and ban on investor home purchases in bid to make homes more affordable

A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland in Oakland, California, U.S., March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Global Trade

President Trump shook up global trade this year; some uncertainty may persist in 2026

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. | Photo: ©WTO/Jay Louvion
Global Trade

World Trade Organization downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year

Photo: California-Overloaded Ports (Associated Press)
Global Trade

From Laos to Brazil, Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price

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Global Trade

What consumers can expect from import taxes as the U.S. sets new tariff rates

PHOTO: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images
Markets

Trump says he will ‘demand’ that interest rates come down, but it won’t be that simple

U.S. dollar banknotes are stacked at the headquarters of the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, August 8, 2011. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
United States

Mighty Dollar (Poderoso dólar), by Isaac Cohen (Opinion)

16 January 2020. Ministerial and Forum on Migration and Integration. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General. OECD Headquarters, Paris, France. Photo: OECD/Andrew Wheeler
Latin America

Costa Rica becomes the fourth Latin American country to be accepted by the OECD

Michael Kors Set To Acquire Versace For Over 2 Billion
Fashion

Hospitality and fashion are more intertwined now than ever before

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