While frightful costumes will still be top sellers come October, tariffs are likely to be the scariest thing Halloween retailers face this year.

The U.S. government agency tasked with regulating the nation’s real estate appraisals has undergone significant cuts to its staff and budget amid turmoil in the industry’s leadership ranks.
The Appraisal Subcommittee’s acting executive director, Matt Ponzar, told the ASC’s board in a meeting last month that the subcommittee is “currently operating with nearly 30% fewer staff.”
It was the first meeting the body has held since November, despite guidance on its website that regular meetings are supposed to occur at least four times a year.

Hit by President Trump’s tariffs, the Saint James clothing factory has put its inventory of striped shirts and sweaters intended for U.S. retailers in its warehouse in France.

Republicans deferred some of their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections.

The company behind brands like College Inn and Kitchen Basics faces issues including rising debt, changing consumer habits and pandemic missteps.

A Fannie Mae lawyer who helped spearhead the agency’s investigation into rooting out mortgage fraud is on his way out. Jeff Goodman, a deputy general counsel and a senior vice president at Fannie Mae, oversaw the coordination of legal advice and counseling for the firm’s multifamily business. Goodman was also involved in the agency’s investigation […]

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After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment.

TF Cornerstone’s revitalization of the Wanamaker Building took a big step forward Tuesday when the city issued a permit for the project that includes some new details of what will take shape on the site.

The throng of people waiting to enter the rooftop bar at Ian Schrager’s Public Hotel snaked down the block at 12:55 a.m. on a recent Saturday. A similar crowd can be found “during virtually all overnight hours” from Thursdays through Monday mornings at the Lower East Side hotel, according to a lawsuit filed by Whole […]

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Office vacancy in the U.S. hit a record high last quarter for the sixth time in a row, according to a Moody’s Analytics report released Wednesday.