Dow falls 400 points after corporate earnings disappoint
U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq Composite, after disappointing corporate earnings results added to fears of a possible recession.How are stocks trading On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104 points, or 0.31%, to 33733, the S&P 500 declined 3 points, or 0.07%, to 4016.95, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 30 […]
How the Fed is ‘collapsing’ real estate activity with higher interest rates
U.S. real estate has undergone a dramatic slowdown in transaction activity in the months since the Federal Reserve began jacking up interest rates. Sales of existing homes plunged from peak pandemic levels to about 4.1 million in November (see chart) from over 6 million units sold per year in 2021 as the Fed has dramatically […]