October 23, 2023
“…Now the popular 30-year fixed mortgage rate is at 8%, the highest in decades, making things even tougher. Mortgage demand is at its lowest point in nearly 30 years… Would-be sellers, meanwhile, are trapped. They have little desire to trade the 3% rate… Continue Reading…
August 19, 2023
“Just when it seemed safe to unmask, some Canadians are donning the face coverings made ubiquitous during the coronavirus pandemic as a protection against hazardous smoky conditions as wildfires ravage much of the country. Canada is seeing its worst-ever start… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2023
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/7a5dbac6-51ee-38c9-8218-f8bd736dac4e/home-depot-tops-earnings.html The article is behind a paywall but the headline is useful. There’s a 15 billion dollar buyback.
June 14, 2023
“The European Central Bank is about to test the resilience of the continent’s banking industry by making lenders repay about half a trillion euros in cheap pandemic-era loans — in one go… As €476.8 billion of TLTRO loans come due… Continue Reading…
April 27, 2023
“BP is bracing itself for a shareholder revolt at its annual general meeting on Thursday — some of the U.K.’s biggest pension funds are planning to ratchet up the pressure on the oil major after it rolled back its emission… Continue Reading…
April 7, 2023
“…Instead of June, Citi now expects it will now take until the end of September for the Hang Seng Index to reach 24,000, analysts said in a report Thursday. That’s about 18% above current levels. The Hang Seng Index closed… Continue Reading…
December 9, 2022
“Exxon Mobil unveiled a new corporate plan Thursday that includes increasing its stock buybacks and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The company also said that by 2027 “upstream production is expected to grow by 500,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day to 4.2 million… Continue Reading…
July 15, 2022
“…Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high and gas prices have been surging since April 2020, with the average cost nationwide briefly hitting $5 a gallon in June. Rapidly rising rents and an end to federal COVID-19 relief have also taken a… Continue Reading…
April 29, 2022
“…The tech stocks in the S&P 500 are down 19.8% for the year through Tuesday, while communications services stocks in the index tumbled even more, 24.1%. The rest of the S&P 500 fell only 6.9%. Tech-oriented stocks have struggled in… Continue Reading…
Recent Comments