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The U.S. housing sector is losing steam amid rising interest rates, which are spooking some would-be home buyers, according to various reports. The housing sector’s been red-hot for months amid the two-plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with soaring prices leading some economists to express their concern about overvalued markets. But with rates rising, the

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock is in a bit of a tailspin recently. Since topping $1,200 per share last fall, Tesla shares have fallen to the mid-$600 range per share today. Despite that recent decline, however, the stock has still rallied tremendously over a longer term horizon. As a result, Tesla’s management announced a forthcoming three-for-one stock

Pity those first-time house buyers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to a 1.5% to 1.75% range, the biggest increase since 1994 as it tries to tame rising inflation, which has reached a 40-year high. Eric Finnigan, a director at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, wrote

When markets staged a late-month rally in May, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) joined it. SoFi stock stalled at the 50-day moving average. This is a technical resistance where selling pressure ended the attempted breakout. Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) aggressive promotion of Apple Pay last week spooked SoFi investors. The technology giant already offers convenient monthly payment options. Apple

The economy is failing American women. That’s the message multiple speakers conveyed — sometimes through tears — to the House Ways and Means Committee during a hearing Wednesday, decrying what they described as the country’s lack of paid leave, its broken care economy, and rising costs. In his opening statement, Democratic ChairmanRep. Richard Neal said that

So far in June, like most stocks, Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) has moved lower, even as the price of crude oil remains at elevated levels. Granted, crude oil has pulled back since climbing above $120 per barrel earlier this month, but the double-digit drop in OXY stock appears to be an overreaction to this and to

Since the federal holiday officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Sunday, June 19, this year, it will be observed in many places on Monday, June 20. Juneteenth is a holiday that honors the last enslaved Black people learning they were free. As Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, there are several closures

Earnings season is winding down with the majority of companies listed in the S&P 500 index having already reported their financial results. However, their are still a few well-known names left to announce their earnings for the January through March period of this year. The results come amid extremely tough conditions with nearly all major

Dear Quentin, I read a letter from a reader last year who was suffering from crypto FOMO, and I have been following the crypto markets ever since. I felt like I missed the bus on Bitcoin, but now feel like my time has come. Is it time to go big or go home? I have

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB), a leading platform that enables hosts to offer stays and experiences to guests worldwide, has made a 1-month rally of 6.75%. Airbnb has also entered its best period to report strong earnings: the summer. ABNB stock is down 41% in 2022, which brings us to the question of whether the stock is a

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave its endorsement to both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for children below the age of five, the last group to be added to the vaccine program. The panel voted 21-0 that the benefits of Moderna’s  MRNA, -8.01%  two-dose vaccine for children between the ages

Soaring inflation, high interest rates and geopolitical tensions continue to drag down the broader market, most particularly growth stocks. Last week’s U.S. inflation data further spooked investors as the Consumer Price Index rose 8.6% year-over-year in May, marking the highest increase since December 1981. Several financial technology (fintech) stocks, which benefited from pandemic tailwinds, are

The crypto market is in chaos.   The latest crisis started Sunday with Celsius, one of the biggest crypto lending platforms, pausing all withdrawals, swaps and transfers between accounts. The company reportedly has hired restructuring attorneys to advise on possible solutions for its mounting financial problems, according to a Tuesday report by the Wall Street Journal. 

Headquartered in San Francisco, installment-payment broker Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) is also considered a specialist in the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) niche market. As this market becomes increasingly crowded – and a famous tech company enters into the space – AFRM stock should be monitored but not owned. There’s nothing wrong with rooting for a small

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors debated whether the Federal Reserve will later deliver the largest interest rate hike in 30 years. How are stock-index futures trading? S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.98% rose 0.8% to 3,769.75. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.74% were up

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) is a classic example of a stock that many investors got interested in after COST stock saw a dip of around 20% in 2022. The company has consistent profitability, sales growth is strong and free cash flow generation is robust. But is COST stock a buy after reporting a strong third-quarter fiscal-year-2022

Dear Quentin,  There’s been a property in our family going back decades. It was actually split into four equal parts among the original owners, who have now all passed away. So the kids of the owners have the rights to the property. They each have 25%.  My grandma and her son (my uncle) were living

The Wall Street Journal analyzed the median pay at S&P 500 companies in 2021. It found that Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) paid out $295,884 in total compensation to its employees. That’s very good news for GOOG stock. How’s that, you might ask? Well, when you’ve got a tight employment market, the last thing you want to do

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, a day after entering a bear market ahead of what’s expected to be one of the biggest Federal Reserve interest rate hikes in decades. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, +0.07% rose 116 points, or 0.4%, to 30617. Futures on the S&P 500 ES00,

American tech investors tossed Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), and Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD) away months ago. I kept a few Alibaba shares, but their value is down by half. Today, American tech stocks are also in a bear market. Money-losing stocks doing important work like Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) are down by more