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Restaurant stocks have been a rough ride lately. Since tensions in the Middle East flared, the sector has quietly been losing ground, and Wall Street is starting to pay close…

During my many years of reporting and writing about real estate trends and other finance topics, including mortgage rates and the housing market in general, I’ve recognized the importance of…

Many Americans have watched their retirement plans stall over the past year. Some stopped contributing altogether. Others dipped into their 401(k)s to cover rent, medical bills, or credit card debt.…

Before it can begin advertising and selling tickets to passengers, any commercial airline that hopes to take off the ground needs an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC).Given out by the aviation regulatory…

ConocoPhillips (COP) has been trading on two stories. The first is the obvious one. It is a large upstream oil producer, so the stock reacts quickly to crude price swings…

For the past five days or so, President Trump has pronounced the war in Iran at or near an end.Behind his thinking  — and much of Congress, Wall Street and…

While the often-repeated statistic that only one percent of New York City restaurants survive a year after opening is a long-running urban legend (the actual number is closer to 20%),…

During my career reporting on mortgage rates and home buying and selling trends, I have often paid close attention to real estate technology company Zillow’s published research that often includes…

Despite charging shoppers an annual membership fee, Costco continues to attract some of the most loyal customers in retail, and not just in the U.S.Many consumers willingly pay the fee…