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Market Sell-off Accelerates Before the Open With Dow Futures Dropping 650 Points

September 20, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

CNBC.com: U.S. stock futures began the week deeply in the red as investors continued to move to the sidelines in September amid several emerging risks for the market. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial average lost […]

Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Remarks

August 27, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

Finance.yahoo.com: Stock futures gained Friday morning to shake off losses from a day earlier, as traders looked ahead to a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. […]

Stock Futures are Mostly Lower After Dow Closes at Record Friday

August 9, 2021 RickMad Comments Off

CNBC.com: Stock futures traded mostly lower early Monday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a record close Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Futures tied to the Dow fell 94 points, or 0.3%. S&P […]

Stock Market News Live Updates: Stock Futures Edge Drift Sideways Amid More Earnings, Jobs Data

August 4, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

Finance.yahoo.com: Stock futures drifted near record levels Wednesday morning, with investors’ optimism over rebounding corporate earnings helping counterbalance ongoing concerns over the coronavirus. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked down, a day after the index […]

Housing Market

The Housing Market Just Hit a Turning Point That Could Change the Homebuying Game

Realtor.com: Mark your calendars: The month of May might go down as a turning point in the red-hot real estate market that’s been scalding homebuyers for the past few years. [...]
Corona Virus

China Economy Under Pressure as Factory Output, Retail Sales Growth Slow Sharply

Reuters.com: BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) – China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as new COVID-19 outbreaks and floods disrupted business operations, adding [...]
Housing Market

Hot U.S. Housing Market Cooled Some in August

The turbocharged housing market slowed in August as near record asking prices are giving buyers pause, easing some of the frenzy that gripped the market only a few months ago. Advertisements [...]
IRS

Expecting a 2022 Tax Refund? Tips for Getting Your Money Back Faster

FoxBusiness.com: The 2022 tax season is officially underway, and the IRS has a few tips for Americans looking to get their tax refund as quickly as possible. While the IRS [...]
Debt Ceiling

Treasury Borrowing Running At Crisis-Era Levels

ZeroHedge.com: With the November quarterly refunding announcement now in the rearview mirror, we look to the Treasury’s borrowing outlook in historical context. As a reminder, we already gave our verdict [...]
Personal Finance

Foreclosure In Your future? Here Are 4 Ways To Save Your Home From That Fate

FoxBusiness: In 2020 the number of homeowners who have fallen at least three months behind on their mortgage payments has increased 250 percent. As federal and state moratoriums blanket the country, [...]