Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell sharply in August, despite mortgage rates plummeting that month. But much more housing demand will likely be unleashed onto the market after the Federal Reserve finally cut interest rates. ➡️ Existing home sales, which make up the vast majority of the market, slumped 2.5% in August from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.86 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. ➡️ Meanwhile, home prices continued to climb last month, with the median price of an existing home rising 3.1% to a record high of $416,700. CNN's Bryan Mena has more: https://cnn.it/3zqoihk
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Mortgage rates drop to lowest level since early February 2023 — an encouraging sign for the housing market after the Fed’s jumbo-sized rate cut.
Mortgage rates drop to lowest since February 2023 after Fed's jumbo interest rate cut | CNN Business
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Once a holdout on using third-party services, Olive Garden is reversing course and will let Uber deliver breadsticks and pasta. ➡️ Darden Restaurants, the chain’s parent company, announced an “exclusive multi-year delivery partnership” with Uber that will begin later this year at a limited number of Olive Garden locations and likely expand nationally to its more than 900 locations next May if the pilot is successful. ➡️ Olive Garden already offers delivery through its website and app, delivered by the restaurant’s employees. Moving forward, the chain will outsource the delivery to Uber Eats drivers. Read more from CNN's Jordan Valiinsky: https://cnn.it/4dbGGZ5
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The strike at Boeing by 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists union, which reaches its seventh day today, has already cost the company and workers $572 million, according to an estimate from Anderson Economic Group.
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Tupperware is hoping to find a buyer, after years of declining popularity and financial problems. The 78-year-old brand filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CNN's Nathaniel Meyersohn explains what went wrong. https://cnn.it/47zm6Rb
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