US consumer confidence deteriorates in November

(Corrects to delete extraneous word in headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer confidence sagged in November as households worried about jobs and their financial situation, likely in part because of the recently ended government shutdown. The Conference Board

US pending home sales increase in October amid lower mortgage rates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes increased more than expected in October, likely as lower mortgage rates pulled buyers back into the market. Pending home sales rose 1.9% last month after an upwardly revised

Retail sales miss expectations in September, producer prices rise

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales rose 0.2% after an unrevised 0.6% gain in August, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday, short of the 0.4% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters.  Separately, the Labor Department said

They relied on marijuana to get through the day. But then days felt impossible without it

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won’t start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does. “You know

Russian hackers target US engineering firm because of work done for Ukrainian sister city

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers working for Russian intelligence attacked an American engineering company this fall, investigators at a U.S. cybersecurity company said Tuesday — seemingly because that firm had worked for a U.S. municipality with a sister

Turkey pardons offer holiday ritual during precarious moment for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to bestow ceremonial pardons on two turkeys and fly to his private Florida resort on Tuesday to celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday interlude during what has been a turbulent and uncertain

US retail sales rose slightly in September, adding to months of big gains

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants increased modestly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging over the summer. Sales rose 0.2% in September from the previous month, the Commerce Department said

The Latest: White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies

The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as millions of Americans face spiking health care costs when the

Japan’s leader says Trump called her as dispute with China doesn’t go away

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment about Taiwan, said Tuesday that she received a call from U.S. President Donald Trump right after he spoke with China’s leader.

Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 11.25.25

Thomas Crooks:  FBI Director Kash Patel told investigative journalist Catherine Herridge that hatred for the U.S. government and the two-party system played a role in Thomas Matthew Crooks’ attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump on July 13,