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U.S. Mortgage Rates Edge Back Above 6% After Brief Dip

Traders see almost no chance of a Fed rate cut next week, keeping borrowing costs sensitive to swings in bonds and geopolitics.

Painted Tree Closes More Than 60 Stores Nationwide, Gives Vendors 10 Days to Clear Out

The Original Factory Shop Closes More Stores After Administration

KB Home Cuts Outlook After Weak Quarter, Speeds Shift to Build-to-Order

Mango to Return to Argentina Under Grimoldi Franchise With September Store Opening

Espírito Santo Supermarkets Close on Sundays as New Accord Takes Effect

Aires del Sur Files for Bankruptcy as Workers Occupy Río Grande Plant

Centrica Profit Halves as Warm Weather and Trading Slump Bite, Buybacks Paused for Energy-Security Investments

Gruma Reports Mixed Q4 2025 as U.S. Weakness Pressures Profits, Shares Drop About 7%

Eichbaum to Cut About 100 Jobs as Investor Talks Enter Decisive Phase

ASUS Raises ROG Xbox Ally X Price in Japan to ¥169,800

Halberstädter Bakery Chain HBK Enters Self-Managed Insolvency

January RICS Survey Signals Early Stabilisation in UK Housing

Heineken to Cut 5,000–6,000 Jobs in Global Overhaul After 2025 Slump

Heineken to Cut 5,000–6,000 Jobs, Lowers 2026 Profit Outlook

Argentina’s Textile Crisis Intensifies as Dass Cuts Jobs and Emilio Alal Shuts Two Plants

Pending Home Sales Sink 9.3% in December to Five-Month Low

TN & Platex Suspends Production at Tucumán Plant, 190 Workers Off the Job

Arc France Enters Judicial Reorganization as Family Bidder Eyes Smaller Arques Site

Revel Collective Sets Jan. 9 Bid Deadline for Accelerated Asset Sale