Economy
![A big housing development with well over 100 residences is being eyed in San Jose's Willow Glen district. A big housing development with well over 100 residences is being eyed in San Jose's Willow Glen district.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SJWGHOMEDEV-x-05-1.jpg?w=140)
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Big housing project seeks harmony with lively San Jose neighborhood
A big housing development with well over 100 residences is being eyed in San Jose's...
![Many Americans who have whittled away their pent-up savings accumulated during the pandemic are relying on credit cards and other payment methods to spend. Many Americans who have whittled away their pent-up savings accumulated during the pandemic are relying on credit cards and other payment methods to spend.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BIZ-PFP-CONSUMER-BORROWING-GET.jpg?w=135)
US consumer borrowing rises most in three months on credit cards
Many Americans who have whittled away their pent-up savings accumulated during the pandemic are relying...
![San Diego Comic-Con is expected to have Hollywood actors this year, after none in 2023 San Diego Comic-Con is expected to have Hollywood actors this year, after none in 2023](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/0723_nws_ocr-l-sdcc-wondergallery-031.jpg?w=117)
Expect more star power at San Diego Comic-Con this year
San Diego Comic-Con is expected to have Hollywood actors this year, after none in 2023
![By keeping borrowing costs high, the Fed is hoping to cool the economy. By keeping borrowing costs high, the Fed is hoping to cool the economy.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-10.jpg?w=140)
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The Federal Reserve’s war on inflation: How it works
By keeping borrowing costs high, the Fed is hoping to cool the economy.
![There’s nothing like a soaring stock market to make a summer break more enjoyable. The S&P 500 index’s near 15 percent return for the first half of the year ranks as the 13th best start since 1950, according to Comerica Wealth Management.Before you break out the confetti, it’s notable that the entire universe of stocks did not rise […] There’s nothing like a soaring stock market to make a summer break more enjoyable. The S&P 500 index’s near 15 percent return for the first half of the year ranks as the 13th best start since 1950, according to Comerica Wealth Management.Before you break out the confetti, it’s notable that the entire universe of stocks did not rise […]](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jill_Schlesinger-1.jpg?w=94)
Jill On Money: Half time for stocks
There’s nothing like a soaring stock market to make a summer break more enjoyable. The S&P...
![Between 2014 and 2023, an average 1.71% of California's combined debts were 90 days or more late. Between 2014 and 2023, an average 1.71% of California's combined debts were 90 days or more late.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Where-are-the-best-bill-payers_@2x.jpeg?w=140)
Californians rank 5th-best in US at bill paying
Between 2014 and 2023, an average 1.71% of California's combined debts were 90 days or...
![South Bay property values have begun to wobble due to a steadily weakening commercial real estate market. South Bay property values have begun to wobble due to a steadily weakening commercial real estate market.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SJDTOFFICE-x-01.jpg?w=117)
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South Bay property values suffer slowing growth as real estate flops
South Bay property values have begun to wobble due to a steadily weakening commercial real...
![Nationwide, 92% of homes have some kind of air conditioning. In parts of the Bay Area, the rate is less than half that. Nationwide, 92% of homes have some kind of air conditioning. In parts of the Bay Area, the rate is less than half that.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-AIRCOND-0703-1-1.jpg?w=132)
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If you live in this part of the Bay Area, you probably don’t have air conditioning
Nationwide, 92% of homes have some kind of air conditioning. In parts of the Bay...
![Gated entry into stone-tiled estate. Gated entry into stone-tiled estate.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CtcUi8i.jpeg?w=132)
Photos: Blackhawk mansion built by former Oakland A’s, Seattle Seahawks owner listed for $7.5 million
The 7,410-square-foot Blackhawk property was built in 1986; since then, it has had nearly $6 million in...
![California rents equal $2.96 per square foot – 55% above the $1.91 charged nationally. California rents equal $2.96 per square foot – 55% above the $1.91 charged nationally.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/What-apartments-cost-in-size@2x.jpeg?w=140)
California rents, per square foot, rank 5th-highest in US
California rents equal $2.96 per square foot – 55% above the $1.91 charged nationally.