In this article XHB Homebuilder stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a key sentiment gauge fell to its lowest level in the year. That decline was tied to higher material and labor costs that have impacted housing prices and dampened demand. Home Depot also weighed on the group after it fell short on quarterly comps. Lowe’s
A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, August 9, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Dow futures slipped slightly in overnight trading on Tuesday after the 30-stock average snapped a 5-day winning streak in the regular session. Dow futures fell 50 points. S&P 500 futures dipped
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NIH Director Fr. Francis Collins holds up a model of the coronavirus as he testifies before a hearing looking into the budget estimates for National Institute of Health (NIH) and the state of medical research on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 26, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | AFP | Getty Images New data from
In this article HD Customers wearing protective masks wait to check out at a Home Depot store in Pleasanton, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot shares tumbled nearly 4% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company said fewer customers visited its stores during the
Arturo and Deborah Keller celebrate after winning the Best of Show award with their 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier at the 2021 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The “Super Bowl” of classic car collecting ended with a roar
Spire CEO Peter Platzer rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during their listing in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Small satellite builder and data specialist Spire Global began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, becoming the latest space company to
In this article ROST GCShutter | E+ | Getty Images The entire cryptocurrency market climbed to more than $2 trillion over the weekend for the first time since mid-May. Bitcoin, one of the more popular digital offerings, also surged to more than $48,000, though it has already lost some of those gains. If you’re like
LaylaBird Investors may be cheering the stock market’s performance over the last year and looking to take a profit from their growing portfolios. But, doing so could mean they owe Uncle Sam. The stock market has been on a tear — today’s selloff notwithstanding — since slumping in March 2020 due to coronavirus concerns. On
A worker walks on the roof of a new home under construction in Carlsbad, California. Mike Blake | Reuters The price of lumber has fallen sharply in the last few months, but apparently that has not been enough to take the pressure off homebuilders. Sentiment among single-family homebuilders dropped five points to 75 in August
In this article WMT HD RBLX EDR ME TME A Home Depot branded bucket at a Home Depot store in Hercules, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Home Depot — The home improvement retailer’s shares dropped more
Retail is in full focus this week. In earnings reports Tuesday morning, Walmart and Home Depot beat estimates. Major players such as Target, Kohl’s, Macy’s and Foot Locker will release results in coming days. July retail sales are also out Tuesday. All that data should reveal whether pent-up demand from the consumer was enough to
In this article WMT A shopper wearing a protective mask shops in a Walmart store on May 18, 2021 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart is set to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting: Earnings per share: $1.57, according to Refinitiv
Sawitree Pamee / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images When a financial advisor discusses the appropriate asset allocation for a portfolio, they are essentially trying to construct a plan that maximizes expected returns based on a given level of risk. The advisor pays less attention to the behavior of an individual security and instead focuses
ALEAIMAGE | iStock | Getty Images The Biden administration approved on Monday the biggest boost to food assistance benefits in the history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a reform that could impact as many as 42 million Americans. Starting in October, SNAP benefits will increase by an average of 25% above pre-pandemic levels. That
In this article ETH.CM= BTC.CM= A visual representation of bitcoin. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Bitpanda, a European cryptocurrency trading platform, has raised $263 million in a fresh round of funding valuing the company at $4.1 billion. That’s more than three times the $1.2 billion Bitpanda was worth in its last private
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