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Yes, women still need a “retirement security day.” Here’s why.

Third-party logistics provider Highline Commerce is expanding its industrial footprint at Brooklyn’s Industry City for the second time in four years, Commercial Observer has learned. Highline’s lease renewal at 67 34th Street in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood tacked on another 18,000 square feet to its warehouse space. The five-year deal rounds out the company’s total…

I am a mom of four, one of whom is dual-enrolled in high school and college courses. I have also taught more than 1,000 college students over the last decade. Of course, I’ve seen students thrive and flounder over the years. The ones who succeed all seem to have some similarities. My experience has shown…

In a month where bonds have made a visible reconnection with fuel prices thanks to the Iran war resurgence, there have been several notable departures in the correlation. Today is the latest example. If we’re splitting hairs, we can still observe yields and fuel prices generally moving in the same direction overnight, but when fuel…

Odeta Kushi (pictured top), deputy chief economist at First American, said the housing market’s underlying fundamentals are more favorable than the rate-driven noise suggests. “I’ll go back to our analogy, which is really that it’s the tide that matters,” Kushi told Mortgage Professional America. “There’s a lot of short-term volatility that we see, and there’s…

India has taken its first formal step towards introducing polymer banknotes, with the currency printing arm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inviting global Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for the supply of polymer substrate sheets embedded with security features, The Economic Times reported.   Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (BRBNMPL) has invited…

Taylor Farms bagged salad mixes for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California, US, on Friday, July 17, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling iceberg lettuce in 27 states because the greens potentially could be contaminated with cyclosporiasis. The fruit and vegetable producer announced the move…

A romantic stone manor in North Carolina is offering bibliophiles the chance to create their ultimate sanctuary courtesy of a dramatic two-story library that is just waiting for its shelves to be filled. Known as Stone Manor, the custom-built estate recently came to market for $7.2 million, having last changed hands in 2018. Located inside…

Data from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) showed councils collected only a quarter of fines issued to rogue and criminal landlords, despite a rise in property inspections. The number of inspections carried out under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) rose by just over 7%, from 85,326 between 2021/22 and 2022/23…

Builder sentiment weakened further in July as affordability challenges and ongoing economic uncertainty continued to weigh on the market for new single-family homes. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) slipped two points to 34, marking the 15th consecutive month the index has remained below 40–the longest such stretch since…