{
  "id": 1723833,
  "title": "U.S. Housing Starts Plunge 12.4% In July, Much More Than Expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/u-s-housing-starts-plunge-12-4-in-july-much-more-than-expected",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:47:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
    "slug": "nasdaq-markets",
    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/us-housing-starts-plunge-124-july-much-more-expected"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(RTTNews) - After reporting a spike in new residential construction in the U.S. in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing housing starts plummeted by much more than expected in the month of July.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "U.S. Housing Starts Plunge Much More Than Expected In July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/u-s-housing-starts-plunge-much-more-than-expected-in-july",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:35:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}