Stock futures are ticking lower at the start of another holiday-shortened trading week after major indexes gained ground last week; gold and silver prices stepped back from recent record-high levels; shares of DigitalBridge are soaring after a report that the data center investment firm is in talks to be acquired by Japan’s SoftBank; oil prices […]
Key Takeaways In many states across the U.S., homeowners are struggling to keep up with their housing costs. As of November, foreclosure activity had risen by 21% when compared with the same month last year.1 It was 3% lower than October’s levels. That said, “overall volumes remain well below historical highs,” according to a report by real estate data […]
Key Takeaways The big question facing bond markets in 2026—and thus anyone hoping to buy a home—is whether long-term rates will stay sluggishly high even as the Federal Reserve cuts rates. It’s a scenario that could diminish the impact of the Fed’s rate cuts, as homebuyers hold off amid elevated mortgage rates and businesses opt […]
Key Takeaways We might not know how Target’s sales were this Christmas yet, but its shares are getting a holiday-week bump. Shares of the retailer rose Friday—recently up more than 2%, though a bit off earlier highs, they were among the S&P 500’s top gainers in Friday’s session—after the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the details, […]
Key Takeaways The trading year is almost over, but Nvidia still has some news to make. The chip giant earlier this week struck a deal with inference chipmaker Groq, a non-exclusive licensing pact that, according to the announcement, leaves the latter company independent—but also has founder and CEO Jonathan Ross, President Sunny Madra and other […]