Maintenance workers in front of a housing development sign near new homes in Fairfax, Virginia, on August 22, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Being able to buy a home keeps getting harder. The National Association of Realtors said earlier this month that its housing affordability index fell during the second quarter to
In this article GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Most workers are hoping that flexible Covid-era work policies will stay in place. A new survey from Bankrate found 89% of full-time workers, or those looking for full-time work, are in favor of remote and hybrid work or
Ben Rains digs into the stock market as the bulls and bears tussle for near-term control of the market as we close out August. Of course, the downbeat month and the recent stretch of volatility are not pleasant in the moment. But pullbacks are healthy and vital parts of the stock market and one was
In this article NOVO.B-DK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023. Jim Vondruska | Reuters Wegovy, the popular weight loss drug from Novo Nordisk, significantly reduced symptoms of a common type of heart
In this article JWN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nordstrom begins the process of closing its stores in Canada with the first day of a sale at the Eaton Centre in Toronto. March 21, 2023. Steve Russell | Toronto Star | Getty Images Nordstrom on Thursday surpassed Wall Street’s quarterly sales and earnings expectations,
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell delivers remarks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday called for more vigilance in the fight against inflation, warning that additional interest rate increases could be
A tray of Rolex watches are seen on a dealer’s stand at the London Watch Show on March 19, 2022 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images The Watches of Switzerland Group lost a quarter of its value on Friday morning, heading for the stock’s worst day ever, after luxury watchmaker Rolex announced a
Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty Images By some measures, Americans have never been more in the red. In the second quarter of 2023, total credit card debt surpassed $1 trillion for the first time ever, which helped bring total household debt to $17.06 trillion, also a fresh record, according to the New York Federal Reserve. But
In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Wells Fargo paid back $40 million to almost 11,000 customers who for years were overcharged on fees for investment advice, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday. The bank also agreed to pay a $35 million
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A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX on Thursday, alleging Elon Musk’s space company discriminated in its hiring practices against refugees and people granted asylum in
Food delivery couriers for Meituan stand with insulated bags during a morning briefing in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Yan Cong | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meituan‘s Hong Kong-listed shares fell more than 5% on Friday after CEO Wang Xing warned of a food delivery slowdown in the next quarter. “For our food
Nvidia automotive segment primarily sells chip systems for assisted driving. CEO Jensen Huang has touted it as the company’s “next billion-dollar business.” Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. chipmaker Nvidia this week soundly beat analysts’ expectations for major revenue lines — except in automotive — as Chinese demand for
AleksandarNakic | E+ | Getty Images The subject of Social Security was largely left untouched in the first Republican presidential debate. But worries about the future of the program loom large in Americans’ minds, a recent survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute shows. To that point, 75% of individuals age 50 and up worry Social
High-rise tower buildings along the central Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on July 3, 2023. Karim Sahib | Afp | Getty Images Dubai’s luxury home prices surged by nearly 50% in the year up until June, maintaining its top ranking for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to a new report by Knight Frank. According to data
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In this article GPS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk past Old Navy and GAP stores in Times Square, New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Gap reported mixed results on Thursday and underwhelming current-quarter guidance as the longtime mall retailer saw another quarter of declining sales across all four of its
In this article QAN-AU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union have asked Qantas’ CEO to resign over for “empty promises to frustrated passengers” and “announcing more tactics to silence workers and suppress wages.” Phil Noble | Reuters Australia’s flagship carrier Qantas Airways reported a record annual profit on Thursday as demand
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. Powell testified on the Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report during the hearing. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Since he took over the chair’s position at the Federal Reserve in 2018, Jerome