President Trump is advocating for the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, potentially impacting mortgage rates and homebuying accessibility.

The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Pirate’s Booty maker posted a 1.4% fall in quarterly sales from a year earlier. Sales volumes dropped as Hershey charged more for snacks.

New U.S. single-family home sales unexpectedly surged by 10.9% in April, reaching a three-year high of 743,000 units annually, driven primarily by builders cutting prices to lure cautious buyers. This ...