The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage notched its biggest one-day drop in more than a year on Friday. Although mortgage rates are now at their lowest level since October, the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage is still just around 6.29%, according to Mortgage News Daily — a big leap from the under…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Fortrea — The pharmaceutical trial conductor fell more than 9%. While a catalyst for the move wasn’t immediately clear, investors may be booking profits in a recently high-flying name. Shares rallied more than 10% on Friday and were up in 10 of the previous 11 trading…
Piotr Swat | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Robinhood shares surged after S&P Global said it would add the online brokerage to the S&P 500, ending months of speculation about its inclusion. Shares jumped more than 14% in midday trading on Monday. If that holds through the closing bell, Monday would mark the…
Howard Stern attends the 2025 North Shore Animal League America Celebration of Rescue at Tribeca 360 on June 12, 2025 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Howard Stern trolled listeners on Monday with a joke that he was leaving his longtime SiriusXM radio show and would be replaced by Andy Cohen. “The…
This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP The South Korean government said it is working to return its nationals who…
In the latest sign of trouble for the U.S. labor market, confidence in the ability to move from one job to another has hit a record low, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday. Respondents to the central bank’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations for August indicated a 44.9% probability of finding…
Some people seem to be effortlessly likable. It’s not because they’re always agreeable. It’s not because they go out of their way to compliment everyone. And it’s definitely not because they’re trying to be liked. Here’s the rule they follow: They make others feel seen. Whether it’s a colleague, client, barista, or neighbor, highly likable…
BartekSzewczyk | Getty Images While artificial intelligence has caused turbulence in the labor market, the recent decline in job opportunities has more to do with economic uncertainty, experts say. “As we look across the broader labor market, we see that AI’s impact on the labor market has still been fairly small,” said Cory Stahle, a…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Robinhood , AppLovin — The stock trading app and advertising technology company both surged 8% after S & P Global said the two will join the S & P 500 index , effective before trading opens Sept. 22. Passive index funds must buy shares of companies…
Nvidia’s moat is under threat by other artificial intelligence chipmakers, according to Citi. Analyst Atif Malik kept his buy rating on Nvidia but trimmed his price target by $10 to $210. His new target suggests that shares of the tech giant, which are up 24.4% this year, could see 19.7% additional upside from Friday’s close….
