October 13, 2024

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz looks at the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.
Documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has risen to prominence by highlighting women’s issues in her home country of Pakistan and beyond, becoming the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award.
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More buyers are canceling deals. Here are ways to do it with minimal financial fallout. 
An “Open House” sign outside a home in Nashville, Tennessee.

US homebuyers are getting cold feet.
Home-sale cancellations are rising, as higher mortgage rates and fears of a recession give potential buyers second thoughts about whether this is the right time to jump in a housing market that appears to be cooling down. 

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