An “Open House” sign outside a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Zak Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stagnant mortgage rates, falling housing supply and ongoing economic uncertainty weighed heavily on homebuyers in December. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, dropped 9.3% last…
FILE PHOTO: People queue during Black Friday sales in front of a Foot Locker shoe store, in Zurich, Switzerland November 27, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Dick’s Sporting Goods said Thursday it saw a better-than-expected holiday quarter, but the retailer issued weak profit guidance for the year ahead as its acquisition of Foot Locker continues…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Revolution Medicines — The biotech stock rallied 13% on the release of positive trial data for daraxonrasib, a drug aimed at treating pancreatic cancer. The company plans to begin a phase 3 trial in the fourth quarter based on the latest findings. Delta Air Lines —…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (2nd L) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, April 24, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Fireworks could kick off during NATO’s annual summit this week, as the U.S. pushes its allies to sharply increase their defense…
The chart of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) shows uncertainty on the part of investors, with fickle price action keeping the stock tethered to its 200-day moving average (MA). Following April’s recovery, the stock entered a consolidation phase characterized by volatile swings within a tightening range. This has resulted in a triangle pattern, with TSLA now approaching…
In an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed his company’s new deal with OpenAI, saying it’s the first “direct partnership” with the ChatGPT maker. “This is a partnership that, for the first time, OpenAI is going to buy directly from us,” Huang said. “Usually…a cloud service provider buys from us, and…
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and pitcher Kona Takahashi are entering Major League Baseball’s posting system and will be available for teams to sign as free agents from Friday through Jan. 4. They join power-hitting corner infielder Munetaka Murakami, whose 45-day window to sign expires Dec. 22, and right-hander Tatsuya Imai, who can sign through Jan. 2….
Jared Goff found Amon-Ra St. Brown for a nine-yard touchdown that extended the Detroit Lions’ lead over the Washington Commanders. <
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s economic security minister, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it was ready to back her premiership….
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Chicago this weekend for the Grant Park 165. And when it comes to the odds, bettors can dive into that action and place wagers on which driver they think has what it takes to win outright. Last week at Atlanta, Ryan Blaney closed as the favorite (+650), but it…
