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Why Did Mortgage Rates Fall Again? How Ukraine and Russia Affect Housing.
Text size The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 3.76% this week. Dreamstime.com Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week after Russia’s invasions of Ukraine triggered a fl...
As Russia presses its war with Ukraine, here are 10 aerospace and defense stocks expected to rise up to 39%
No matter when the shooting stops and Russia’s war in Ukraine comes to an end, it seems clear from actions taken by European countries that we’re entering a period of increased defense spending. Below...
Costco stock falls as retailer’s sales pace slows
Costco Wholesale Corp. late Thursday reported quarterly results and sales that topped Wall Street expectations, but the stock headed lower as same-store sales growth slowed. Costco COST, +0.96% said i...
DraftKings Wrapped Up Its Investor Day. These Are the Main Takeaways.
Text size Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings DraftKings is on its way to achieving a path to profitability as it works to increase gross margins and reduce spending on customer acquisition, the c...
Tesla Finally Gets German Plant Approval. The Stock Is Falling.
Text size In this aerial view, the new Tesla Giga factory stands near Gruenheide just outside Berlin. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tesla investors woke to a bit of good news Thursday but the stock isn’t h...
Best Buy Stock: Earnings Reveal Tough Christmas Quarter. Company Raises Dividend.
Text size Best Buy is contending with short-term headwinds, but the electronics retailer is expecting business to pick up by fiscal 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Best Buy stock rose Thursday despite ...
C3.ai increases full-year revenue outlook, but stock dips
Shares of C3.ai Inc. were headed lower in after-hours trading Wednesday, though the maker of artificial-intelligence software reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings results and raised its ...
Splunk stock shows volatility following surprise profit, new CEO
Splunk Inc. rallied at first in the extended session Wednesday but then shed those gains, dipping into negative territory, as the cloud-based enterprise software company reported a surprise profit, to...
Stagflation Is Coming. What You Need to Know.
There is no question that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is going to push inflation higher, given the amount of energy and food commodities produced by the region and the responses by countries and comp...
Why Does the U.S. Buy Russian Oil?
The fracking boom made America the world’s biggest oil producer a few years ago, but the U.S. still imports millions of barrels each day from other parts of the world, including Russia. Here is a look...
Putin signs decree to prohibit leaving Russia with more than $10,000 in foreign currency
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree that prohibits taking more than $10,000 worth of foreign currency in cash and “monetary instruments” out of Russia. The move comes in respon...
Plug Power’s Outlook Remains Strong, Boosting the Stock Despite Mixed Earnings
Text size Plug Power said it is on track to achieve its goal of $3 billion in revenue in 2025. Dreamstime Shares of Plug Power were rising in late trading as investors expressed cautious optimism over...
Baidu Stock Jumps Even as Earnings Miss Estimates. Here’s What to Like.
Text size Like its peers in the Chinese tech sector, Baidu faces macroeconomic headwinds. Liu Jin/AFP via Getty Images A growing cloud computing and artificial intelligence business at Baidu helped th...
Dow falls nearly 600 points as Russia says it will begin attacks on Kyiv
U.S. stocks traded lower near midday Tuesday as Russia stepped up attacks on Ukraine and warned it would begin “high-precision” strikes on the capital, Kyiv, as its invasion enters a sixth day. What’s...
Vroom Stock Stalls Out as Used-Car Seller Posts Disappointing Quarter
Text size Vroom’s revenue was higher than anticipated, but the used-car seller lost more money than expected. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg Tight supplies and soaring prices for new cars continue to hav...
Rivian Stock Ends a Hard Week With a Price Target Cut
Text size Rivian Courtesy Rivian Investors in electric-truck start-up Rivian Automotive are having a tough week. Shares slid again Friday after Baird analyst George Gianarikas cut his price target for...