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More home sales in the DC area are falling through 07/18/2022 09:44am • Nationwide, the share of home sales that fell through accounted for 15% of all transactions, the highest percentage since March and April 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. There has been a similar increase in contracted sales that don't close in the D.C. metro. More Business News Earnings slide ongoing for banks; BofA Q2 profit dips 32% 07/18/2022 08:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America's second quarter profits fell 32%, the latest major U.S. bank to report a dip in earnings after a strong 2021. A better reflection of performance at the country’s second largest bank this quarter was revenue, which increased from $21.5 billion, to $22.7 billion y Top Wisconsin Democrats focus on Sen. Johnson in debate 07/17/2022 08:30pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Top Democrats running for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin largely kept their focus on the Republican opponent during the first and only televised debate Sunday, while the only female candidate faulted the men for not doing more to advocate for abortion 8 Great Fixed-Income Funds to Buy Now 07/17/2022 08:00pm • Fixed income has become a very valuable part of a balanced portfolio in today's economic climate, and it is no longer used simply to hedge an equities- or alternatives-heavy portfolio. Instead, fixed-income investments now come "with real income availability, which can very readily exceed future lev Women's Conference Tournament Glances 07/17/2022 10:02am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 5 Maine 63, Hartford 49 Albany (NY) 49, New Hampshire 44 Vermont 71, Binghamton 63 NJIT 47, Mass.-Lowell 33 Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 Albany (NY) 67, Vermont 54 Maine 72, Md. Politics: poll shows Blair closing in on Elrich, Perez campaign unionizes 07/16/2022 09:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.  Four years ago, Marc Elrich and David Blair finished 77 votes apart in the race for Montgomery County executive. A poll released on F Women's Conference Tournament Glances 07/16/2022 10:02am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 5 Maine 63, Hartford 49 Albany (NY) 49, New Hampshire 44 Vermont 71, Binghamton 63 NJIT 47, Mass.-Lowell 33 Semifinals Tuesday, March 8 Albany (NY) 67, Vermont 54 Maine 72, Venezia signs American forward Andrija Novakovich 07/16/2022 07:09am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — American forward Andrija Novakovich has transferred to second-division Venezia. The 25-year-old Novakovich agreed to a four-year contract after leaving second-tier Frosinone, Venezia said Friday. Novakovich, from Muskego, Wisconsin, scored three goals in 29 league appearances Malik Tillman loaned to Glasgow Rangers from Bayern Munich 07/15/2022 08:56pm • Defender Malik Tillman was loaned to Scotland's Glasgow Rangers from Bayern Munich for the 2022-23 season. Rangers says the agreement with Bayern includes a provision allowing it to buy Tillman's rights. Tillman was born in Germany to a father in the U.S military and a German mother. FIFA approved Deposition of Trump, 2 children delayed after Ivana's death 07/15/2022 06:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and two of his children got their questioning postponed Friday in a New York civil investigation into their business dealings, a delay that follows the death of Trump’s ex-wife Ivana. The ex-president, son Donald Jr. and daughter Ivanka had been sche Wells Fargo profit falls buy loan growth buoys investors 07/15/2022 02:47pm • Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, saw its second-quarter revenue and profit decline as rising interest rates pushed people out of the housing market. The San Francisco bank earned $3.1 billion in the period, or 74 cents per share, coming up short of the 80 cents per share forecas American defender Trusty loaned to Birmingham from Arsenal 07/15/2022 01:46pm • Auston Trusty was loaned to second-tier Birmingham City from Arsenal on Friday for the 2022-23 season before the 23-year-old defender played his first game for the Gunners. Trusty transferred from Colorado to Arsenal in January, and then was loaned back to the Rapids and played 16 league matches for G League Ignite moving to Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada 07/15/2022 12:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The G League Ignite said Friday that the team has struck a multiyear deal to relocate to Henderson, Nevada. The Ignite had been training in Walnut Creek, California, since their inception and played home games this past season in Las Vegas, about 15 miles from their new home. The IMF reaches preliminary deal with Pakistan on $6B bailout 07/14/2022 10:52pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it has reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout package for this impoverished, majority Muslim nation struck by a serious economic crisis since last year. Pakistan and the IMF originally signed the a Tips to help avoid falling victim to persistent robocall scammers 07/14/2022 06:57pm • Robocalls and con jobs are on the rise, and even smart people are falling for the scams. A D.C.- based consumers' group has advice for how to be just a little more cautious and less vulnerable. "You really do have to be on guard … it's just a game of whack-a-mole for the regulators to prevent t