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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed meeting as oil prices keep rising
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Monday, while oil prices keep rising to raise the pressure on inflation. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading, coming […]
Stock market today: Wall Street climbs as stocks worldwide rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising on Wall Street Thursday after a blizzard of reports suggested the U.S. economy is still humming, though inflation may be too. The S&P […]
High gas prices push up inflation, but prices overall are slowly moving in the right direction
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation jumped last month largely because of a spike in gas prices but other costs rose more slowly, suggesting price pressures are easing at a gradual pace. […]
As more investors choose lower cost exchange-traded funds, why do mutual funds remain so popular?
Liam Gibson | Wealth of Geeks At the start of the millennium, total ETF assets under management in the U.S. sat at around $100 billion but have since hurtled […]
GOLDMAN: How to start up and blow up a second career
Cheer up, ye ancient ones, 40 and above. The life sentence that is your first career has been commuted. Says who? Says career coach Octavia Goredema, author of “4 Strategies to Prepare […]
MARGENAU: Disability myths
There are so many misconceptions about the Social Security disability program. I’ve written a book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” It puts to rest all the crazy […]
Opportunity zone housing markets rebound in second quarter of 2023 along with rest of nation
ATTOM has released its second-quarter 2023 report analyzing qualified low-income Opportunity Zones targeted by Congress for economic redevelopment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (see full methodology […]
New polling suggests ‘no growth’ economy for small businesses
Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF) has released the July edition of its Small Business IQ Poll of 400 small business employers. The Small Business Intelligence Quotient (SBIQ), an index tracking […]
Americans are clueless about home buying, according to new survey
Americans are wildly misinformed about home prices — 73% don’t think homes are affordable right now, yet 60% actually underestimate the median home sale price, according to new research from Real Estate Witch, an […]
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower as oil prices rise and Oracle weighs on tech stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting lower Tuesday as Wall Street waits for reports coming up this week about the economy and Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 […]
Poettker Construction completes second phase of NorthPoint Development’s Gateway85 initiative
Poettker Construction congratulates NorthPoint Development for the completion of phase II of the Gateway85 industrial park in Gastonia. Poettker was selected by NorthPoint as the phase II general contractor. Phase II […]
Developer files plans for 384-acre mixed-use project in Kings Mountain
Insignis Partners, an investment and real estate development firm, filed plans Wednesday with the City of Kings Mountain to rezone a 384-acre property along a growing corridor of economic development. […]
Latest News
- Opportunity Zone housing markets continue to keep up with broader price gains across nation in third quarter
- Office Evolution’s flexible workspaces address demand from Charlotte professionals
- U.S. foreclosure activity remains steady in October 2023
- Construction sector adds 23,000 jobs in October as unemployment rate falls to 4.0 percent
- Alliance Residential opens Broadstone Optimist Park in Charlotte
- Construction employment rises in 43 states & D.C.
- LISC Launches Second Charlotte Affordable Housing Fund
- U.S. Home-seller profits continue rising as home values hit new highs in third quarter
- CBRE arranges sale of 107,545-SF Three Water Ridge in Charlotte
- Home equity trends mixed across U.S. In third quarter despite continued price increases
- Construction employment rises by 11,000 jobs in September
- Third & Urban Completes Construction on Pass 41, Announces New Tenants
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- Buying and Selling in the time of COVID-19
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- PERSONNEL FILE: Mellor joins Henderson Properties of Charlotte
- REZONING ROUNDUP: Greenway Residential Development seeks rezoning of 12.3 acres
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