It was a tale of two markets last week: Industrials surged while financial and tech names buckled under the growing weight of artificial intelligence fears. A mixed bag of economic data complicated matters further. Although the S & P 500 bounced slightly Friday following an inflation print that bolstered the Continue Reading
Home sellers start getting lower prices at 70, research shows
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images For homeowners who sell their house later in life, that timing may come with a cost, new research suggests. Once sellers reach about age 70, they start getting lower sale prices for their houses compared with younger homeowners, according to a January research Continue Reading
Cuba halts flights as jet fuel shortage deepens under Trump sanctions
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s communist-run government is facing its biggest Continue Reading
This sector is roaring to start 2026. Wall Street likes these dividend payers
The utilities sector is on a roll in 2026, and Wall Street is feeling upbeat about a couple of dividend payers with solid prospects. The S & P 500’s utilities sector was the big winner in Friday’s trading, up more than 2% on the day. It’s on track for its Continue Reading
Investors aren’t appreciating how labor intensive CRE industry is: Morgan Stanley’s Ronald Kamdem
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Ronald Kamdem, Morgan Stanley head of U.S. REITs and CRE research, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss the equity market’s reaction to AI’s impact to the real estate sector.
AI disruption could hit credit markets next, UBS analyst says
Mesh Cube | Istock | Getty Images The stock market has been quick to punish software firms and other perceived losers from the artificial intelligence boom in recent weeks, but credit markets are likely to be the next place where AI disruption risk shows up, according to UBS analyst Matthew Continue Reading
Instacart CEO Rogers calls grocery competition fears ‘overblown’
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Instacart‘s stock surged more than 14% after the company‘s robust results alleviated worries over mounting competitive pressures in the grocery delivery market. During an earnings call with analysts, CEO Chris Rogers, who took the helm last year, called the concerns “overblown” and said Continue Reading
Venezuela oil money won’t go to Qatar anymore, Energy Secretary says
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speak with the media after attending a meeting, marking the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy to the OPEC nation in nearly three decades, as Washington conducts its first on-the-ground assessment of the oil industry it aims to Continue Reading
CPI inflation report January 2026:
The cost of goods and services rose at a slower annual rate than expected in January, providing hope that the nagging U.S. inflation problem could be starting to ease. The consumer price index for January accelerated 2.4% from the same time a year ago, down 0.3 percentage point from the Continue Reading
DraftKings, Applied Materials, Roku, Rivian Automotive and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. DraftKings — Shares fell about 17% after the sports betting operator’s 2026 revenue forecast disappointed. In the fourth quarter, DraftKings earned 25 cents per share on revenue of $1.99 billion. That was better than the LSEG estimate of 15 cents per Continue Reading