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1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (492+ words) Wolverine World Wide, Inc. WWW offers investors a trade-off between improving earnings momentum and execution risks. Stronger performance from its largest brands, higher estimates and a relatively modest forward valuation support the case for the stock. Tariffs, weaker Work Group…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (773+ words) This week’s top headlines: HSBC and Gen H cut rates and Nationwide launches free credit score tool. Explore these and other major industry updates below: BetterHome Group agrees to acquire Mortgage Support Services BetterHome Group has agreed to acquire Mortgage…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (287+ words) GBP/USD remains slightly on the defensive at the end of the week, receding to the low 1.3600s after hitting fresh tops past 1.3670 earlier in the day. Cable’s correction comes after two daily gains in a row and amid a tepid…...

50+ min ago   (355+ words) Higher gas prices cut into Americans’ overall spending, leading to the slowest sales growth at Walmart’s US stores since the earliest months of the pandemic. The nation’s largest retailer earned $6.4 billion in net income in the three months ending July…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (232+ words) LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - British retail sales fell ⁠back as expected in July after a surge in June when hot weather ⁠boosted demand for fans and air conditioners and ​supermarkets offered promotions alongside the men's soccer World Cup, official figures showed…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (379+ words) While economists still think Britain faces big challenges in the ​months ahead — its public finances remain strained and borrowing costs could increase further — the recent data nonetheless represent a boon for Burnham and for finance minister John Healey ahead of…...

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20+ min ago   (55+ words) Seeking Alpha Higher interest rates are restraining U.S. economic growth far less than in previous tightening cycles, according to Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok. When the Federal Reserve began raising rates in 2022, rate-sensitive areas such as office construction weakened…...

12+ min ago   (569+ words) Investors have taken notice, leading to increased volatility in bond markets. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note has swung sharply in response to these conflicting signals, affecting mortgage rates, corporate borrowing costs, and the stock market. As of this…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (792+ words) The Canadian dollar is trading near a three-month high against a broadly weaker US dollar, as markets await key economic data from both countries that could set the next direction for USD/CAD. At the same time, Canada’s economy has…...