In my decade of reporting on mortgage rates, I’ve witnessed Americans’ interest in buying a home wilt every time rates inch up. Considering Freddie Mac’s reported mortgage rates increased for five straight weeks in March Read more…
As the Strait of Hormuz gets unblocked, Greenland returns to the spotlight. Greenland’s government has approved the transfer of its remaining 50.5% interest in the Tanbreez deposit to Critical Metals, bringing the New York-based company’s Read more…
Tesla (TSLA) investors finally caught a break after a long time, thanks to one of the biggest Wall Streetfirms in the world. UBSis making a brave call, moving Tesla’s stock rating from Sell to Hold Read more…
Barbecue has become America’s national food, even though the definition of the cuisine varies from state to state. There’s no consensus on the best American barbecue, and people will fight over dry versus wet, cooking Read more…
There was a years-long period when Target was synonymous with fun. The retailer carved out a unique position in the market by blending affordability with style and making routine shopping trips anything but. A big Read more…
The distilled spirits industry faced a challenging year in 2025, as spirits supplier sales declined by 2.2% to $36.4 billion, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. The decline in sales has led Read more…
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, was relatively quiet this week, even as the S&P 500 rallied about 4.5% over the past five days. Wood made no trades on Tuesday, April 14, and Wednesday, Read more…
The sooner the Iran War ends, the sooner the Federal Reserve can consider cutting interest rates — something the central bank and traders had expected at the beginning of the year. Fed officials have been Read more…
In the spring of 2025, United Airlines began adding Starlink to some of its regional jets in a massive partnership that will eventually see it roll out the Wi-Fi technology to its entire fleet of Read more…
The Strait of Hormuz just got a little less scary. Gold liked what it heard. Spot gold rose approximately 1.0% to $4,838.50 an ounce on April 17 after Iran’s foreign ministry declared the Strait “completely Read more…