A “Sold” sign stands outside a home following a snow fall in Geneseo, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Closed sales of previously owned homes in December fell 4.6% to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 6.18 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were down 7.1% year-over-year. Still, December
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Jasmina007 | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — Moving overseas might not seem like the most obvious thing to do during a pandemic, but for many people, Covid-19 provided the nudge they needed to take the plunge. Around one in 10 readers of expat website InterNations said they had decided to move abroad as a result of the
In this article BAC Brian Moynihan, chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp, speaks in New York City, September 25, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Bank of America on Wednesday topped analysts’ estimates for profit on record asset management and investment banking fees and the release of $851 million in loan loss
In this article USB PG UNH STT MS SOFI Pampers Diapers, which are manufactured by Procter & Gamble, are displayed in an Associated Supermarket in New York. Ramin Talai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. SoFi – Shares of the mobile financial services company surged more than
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced Australia will refund visa fees for vaccinated backpackers who arrive within the next three months. The country — whose tight, pandemic border policies locked out its citizens, and more recently, one of tennis’s biggest stars — is encouraging backpackers to visit. And it’s doing so because it wants
Carlina Teteris | Moment | Getty Images If you’re a 401(k) plan saver, odds are you are getting a “match” from your employer. But there’s a catch — that free money may not belong to you yet. About 98% of companies that offer a 401(k) plan make regular contributions to workers’ retirement savings, according to
There’s a “big risk” of real estate companies filing for insolvency when interest rates rise, according to a partner at consulting firm Kearney. Nils Kuhlwein pointed out that the global financial crisis of 2008 started with a real estate and housing price bubble and mortgage defaults in the United States. “What we are now seeing
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Loading chart… DuPont de Nemours: “Sold it for the [charitable trust] yesterday. Why? Because it had moved up. We wanted to be able to take a good gain.” Loading chart… Commercial Vehicle Group: “I like stocks that are inexpensive and have to do with autos, and there you’ve got one. I think you’re in good
In this article MS James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings:
A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty Images U.S. equities futures were little changed Wednesday after another choppy trading session as investors remained cautious amid rising rates and the Nasdaq dipped into correction territory. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 28 points, or 0.08%. S&P 500
For billionaire investor Mark Cuban, there was one defining moment that led him to go all in on cryptocurrency. “I always paid attention to bitcoin, the pricing, the tokens and the [crypto]currencies,” Cuban told Miami Mayor Francis Suarez at The North American Bitcoin Conference on Monday. “But what really got me into it was, about
Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Bill Clark | Bloomberg | Getty Images Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said Wednesday that the regulator is eyeing tighter disclosure deadlines for hedge
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images Many retirees rely on bonds for income, lower risk and portfolio growth. However, as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates, some worry about the effects on their nest egg. The cost of living has swelled for months, with the Consumer Price Index, the key measure of
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images The stock market’s newest investors appear to like what they’ve seen so far. Among individuals who began investing last year, 86% plan to increase their stock holdings in 2022, according to a recent survey from Investing.com. This is despite fewer of them (67%) making a profit in 2021
In this article PG Procter and Gamble Co. Pampers brand baby diapers are arranged for a photograph taken in Hastings on Hudson, New York, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Procter & Gamble is raising prices across more of its portfolio to protect its profit margins as commodity
In this article PG Tide, a laundry detergent owned by the Procter & Gamble company, is seen on a store shelf on October 20, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Procter & Gamble on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations as price hikes helped offset higher commodity
In this article 6758.T-JP ADS BAC UNH MS PG Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Bank of America (BAC) – Bank of America shares rallied 3.2% in the premarket after it beat estimates by 6 cents with a quarterly profit of 82 cents per share. Revenue was slightly below forecasts, but the
In this article PTON Peloton executives and insiders sold nearly $500 million worth of their stock before its big decline, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s stock is down more than 80% from its highs last year, and it hit a 52-week low of $29.11 Tuesday. Yet the company’s CEO
Tara Moore | Getty Images Anyone facing required minimum withdrawals from retirement accounts should note there’s been a change to calculating those amounts. Starting this year, new IRS life expectancy tables — which are used to determine required minimum distributions, or RMDs — are in effect. While using the modified tables should be generally straightforward