September 26, 2024
“Applications to refinance a home loan surged 20% last week compared with the previous week. This as the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.13% from 6.15% The refinance… Continue Reading…
August 20, 2024
“The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) fell slightly to 6.54% from 6.55%. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 48.6% of total applications from 41.7% in the previous week.… Continue Reading…
June 4, 2024
“Nvidia (NVDA) continues to skyrocket, surging last week above the 1,000 level for the first time last week. Its market cap raced past $2.5 trillion, less than a year after reaching the $1 trillion mark. Shares surged again on Tuesday. With… Continue Reading…
May 14, 2024
“…The country added 90,000 jobs in April, driven by part-time positions, while the unemployment rate held steady at 6.1%, Statistics Canada reported Friday in Ottawa. The figures beat expectations for a gain of 20,000 positions and a jobless rate of… Continue Reading…
January 1, 2024
“Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday announced it agreed to buy biopharmaceutical company Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion in cash, or $330 per share. Karuna’s stock closed up more than 47% on the news Friday, hitting $317.85 a share. Bristol Myers Squibb shares closed up 2%…”… Continue Reading…
November 8, 2023
“…After Wednesday’s market open, Roblox shares soared as much as 20% after the company reported stronger-than-expected Q3 earning and sales results. The company lost 45 cents a share, vs. the 49-cent loss expected by FactSet. The company reported bookings of… Continue Reading…
September 15, 2023
“British chipmaker Arm (ARM) debuted on the public markets on Thursday, opening at $56.10 on the Nasdaq in afternoon trading. Arm’s shares jumped 10% right as trading began and climbed over 20% to above $61 in the first 30 minutes… Continue Reading…
February 22, 2023
“Terran Orbital shares surged in early trading on Wednesday, after the company announced a $2.4 billion contract to build communications satellites for Rivada Space Networks. The spacecraft builder will design, manufacture and deploy 288 satellites for Rivada out of Terran’s… Continue Reading…
January 9, 2023
“Insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies has reached a takeover deal with Vista Equity Partners, sending its stock soaring on Monday morning. Terms of the pact call for Vista to pay $19 per share in cash, or about $2.6 billion. Shares of… Continue Reading…
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