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by William D’Angelo , posted 12 hours ago / 5,384 Views The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 273,627 units sold for August 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has sold 27.06 million units lifetime.  The Nintendo Switch 2 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 235,187 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 1.77 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobs openings were essentially unchanged million last month amid economic uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s trade policies and an impending government shutdown. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that job openings blipped up to 7.23 million from 7.21 million in July. Economists had forecast a drop to 7.1 million. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey …

Chinese Industrial Profits Jump in August, Reversing Drop  Bloomberg.com China industrial profits return to growth  Financial Times China Industrial Profit Rose Sharply in August  The Wall Street Journal Economic Watch: China’s industrial profits back to growth in first eight months  Xinhua China’s industrial profits rise 0.9% in January-August  Reuters Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier. The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was up 2.7% in August from a year earlier, a tick higher from a 2.6% year-over-year increase in July and most since February. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called …

Personal income increased $95.7 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in August, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $86.1 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $129.2 billion (0.6 percent). Personal outlays—the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer …

Breakfast cereals are displayed for sale in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., April 22, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Core inflation was little changed in August, according to the Federal Reserve’s primary forecasting tool, likely keeping the central bank on pace for interest rate reductions ahead. The personal consumption expenditures price index posted a 0.3% gain for the month, putting the annual …

Home Sales Fell in August, Slowed by High Home Prices  The Wall Street Journal Existing home sales stall in August amid higher mortgage rates  CNBC US Existing-Home Sales Edge Down as High Costs Stymie Buyers  Bloomberg.com Home sales stall, even as housing market becomes buyer-friendly  MarketWatch US existing home sales dip in August  Yahoo Finance Source link

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on Aug. 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes were essentially flat in August, coming in 4 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is a 0.2% drop from July …

A Mexican national and former DACA recipient died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday, according to federal authorities.  Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, was arrested by ICE agents on Aug. 17 during an enforcement operation, said a news release from ICE. He was transferred to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Aug. 22 for immigration proceedings. While …

Helldivers 2’s launch on Xbox culminated in a “substantial uplift” in revenue according to Newzoo, ranking in fourth on the data firm’s overall revenue chart for August. The game’s August 26 release, which included a collaboration with Halo, also drove engagement pushing the co-op shooter to No.13 on Newzoo’s overall player engagement chart. It ranked at No.11 on Xbox’s individual …