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“Meta [Facebook] shares pop 15% to 52-week high on guidance, sales increase”

“Meta shares gained more than 15% on Thursday, reaching a new 52-week high, as analysts and investors digested positive guidance for the upcoming fiscal quarter and an unexpected sales increase for the first quarter of 2023. The company reported strong… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Manhattan real estate sales plunge 38%, but cash deals hit all-time record”

“Manhattan real estate sales fell 38% in the first quarter, as buyers and sellers battled over prices and mortgage rates remained volatile, according to new reports. Total sales volume fell to $4.4 billion in the quarter, with 2,242 apartments and… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Credit card debt is at an all-time high, putting households near ‘breaking point,’ study shows”

“More consumers are leaning on credit cards to afford increasingly expensive necessities such as food and rent. That helped propel total credit card debt to a record $930.6 billion at the end of 2022, an 18.5% spike from a year… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Current stock market rally ‘likely to mark the high point’ for 2023: JPMorgan”

“…The strong rally across the major indices so far this year has surprised many market watchers, especially given that the Federal Reserve is hot off another interest rate hike as it continues to try and combat nagging inflation. Several Fed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The hidden price of eggs: How high costs may trickle into other foods”

“Consumers are paying record prices for eggs. Beyond the sticker price for a dozen eggs, there’s also a hidden expense to the soaring costs. Elevated egg prices are trickling into food items across the grocery store — namely those in… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Shopper turnout hit record high over Black Friday weekend, retail trade group says”

“A record number of holiday shoppers – 196.7 million – flocked back to stores and hunted for deals from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation, which tracks the figure for in-person and… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Life-Insurance Payouts Hit Record $100 Billion in 2021”

“U.S. life insurers paid a record $100 billion in 2021 in death benefits, fueled by another year of Covid-19 deaths, an industry trade group said. Payouts rose 11% in 2021 to $100.19 billion, most likely due to the pandemic, according to… Continue Reading…

Energy

“Sky-High Electricity Is Biden’s New Pain Point Before Elections”

“For months now, high gasoline prices have been arguably the most visible political pain point for President Joe Biden. In most towns, they can be seen every few blocks on signs at filling stations. It’s the fundamental commodity Americans need… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Mortgage Rates in US Surge to 20-Year High, Reaching 6.92%”

“…The average for a 30-year, fixed loan climbed to 6.92% from 6.66% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday… Mortgage rates have been pushing toward 7% in recent weeks. Other measures have signaled that borrowing costs have crossed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“BofA Says Cash Is King as Investor Pessimism Hits 2008-Era High”

“Investors are flocking to cash and shunning almost every other asset class as they turn the most pessimistic since the global financial crisis, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. Cash had inflows of $30.3 billion, while global equity funds… Continue Reading…