Building Permits in Wilmington Fall to 7-Month Low in September Durable Goods Orders Fell Slightly Less Than Expected Unaffiliated Surpass GOP as Top Voters Mortgage Rise for the Fourth Straight Week Continuing Claims Hit 3-Year High While Initial Claims Fall Econimic Activity in the South Rises Slightly to Start Q4 Existing-Home Sales in the South Fall to 7-Month Low Mortgage Demand Hits a 3-Month Low Politics, Home Prices, & Wilmington Nearly Half of all US Renters are Cost Burdened One Million Voters Record Turnout on First Day of Early Voting Building Permits in the South Fall to the Lowest Level since 2020 Jobless Claims Fall as Labor Market Corrects After Recent Hurricanes Retail Sales Come in Hot in September and Continue to Outpace Rising Prices The ECB Cut Rates for the Third Time in the Last Four Meetings Inflation Rate in the UK Hits Three and a Half Year Low in September Former President Trump Takes Five-Point Lead in NC in Latest Rasmussen Poll Producer Prices are Slightly Better-Than-Expected in September Inflation Comes in Hotter Than Expected in September Jobless Claims Rise to 14-Month High FOMC Divided on Cut, But Confident in Economy Mortgage Demand Falls For Second Straight Week as Rates Rise The 10-Year Sell-Off Holds Ahead of FOMC Minutes & Inflation Data Trade Deficit Falls Slightly More Than Expected in August NHC Commissioners Vote to Develop & Conserve Consumer Credit Rises By Less Than Expected as Revolving Debt Drops in August 10-YR Rises Above 4.0% on Strong September Jobs Report Wilmington Ports Reopen After Three-Day Strike Economy Creates a Quarter Million Jobs in September