Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level in more than a month, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 6.47% from last week’s reading of 6.52%. The average rate…
A new report on the U.S. housing sector finds that activity remains subdued through the first part of the year as high costs suppress demand. The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual “State of the Nation’s Housing” report on Wednesday, which found that existing home…
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are great investment vehicles for gaining instant exposure to different sectors at prices often lower than those of some of the ETF’s top stock holdings. For example, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, closed its first day of trading at just under $161. But the Tema Space Innovators…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) won’t lead to the replacement of humans in the workforce and will instead create labor shortages. Bezos spoke at the VivaTech technology conference in Paris on Wednesday and offered an optimistic outlook on the impact of AI on…
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The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF recently made stock market history, becoming the first ETF to reach $1 trillion in assets.…
SpaceX stock continued to surge on Tuesday following its record-setting IPO last week, with the company’s market capitalization surpassing Amazon…
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Yum Brands announced on Tuesday that it is selling Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital for $2.7 billion. The transaction would mark a significant shift for one of America’s most recognizable pizza chains and underscores growing consolidation across the restaurant industry as operators…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX debuted on the public market on Friday, raising $75 billion in what was the largest IPO in history. SpaceX’s IPO more than doubled the previous IPO record and provides the company with capital to help finance what Musk explained on a pre-IPO livestream with JPMorgan Chase will…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX began trading at $150 a share on Friday, above its listing price of $135 a share, making him the world’s first-ever trillionaire following the IPO. The rocket and satellite company raised a record $75 billion, valuing the company at about $1.8 trillion, pushing the value of Musk’s…
More than 17,000 coffee makers were recalled over a burn hazard that can cause serious injury, according to federal regulators. About 17,600 Kidisle-branded hot and iced coffee machines were affected by the recall, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.”The recalled coffeemakers(sic) can become clogged, causing hot liquid or…
Investors have a growing list of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds that they can choose from as they consider ways to structure their investment portfolios, though there are important differences between the two types of funds. ETFs have grown rapidly as an investment category in recent years since they…
For working Americans with access to a 401(k), there’s perhaps no easier way to save for retirement. You tell your employer how much money you want to contribute per year or per pay period, and that money gets deducted from your paychecks accordingly. Plus, if you’re lucky, you may not…
This story about the May 2026 CPI inflation report is developing and will be updated with more details. Inflation ticked higher in May as American consumers continued to face elevated fuel prices amid the Iran war’s impact on the energy market and across the economy.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…
The clock is ticking faster for American workers and seniors. The Social Security Administration’s newly released 2026 Trustees Report confirms that the federal retirement safety net is less than seven years away from fiscal depletion, as the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund will completely exhaust its accumulated reserves…
You might think that finding the money to contribute to your 401(k) is the hardest part of saving for retirement. But choosing the right investments can also be challenging. For this reason, many 401(k) savers take the easy way out and let their money land in a target date fund.…
Over the past 30 years, the S&P 500 index has generated a total return of 1,770% (as of June 5). That performance supports the view that the stock market is one of the best asset classes for growing your wealth. A starting sum of $10,000 in this benchmark in June…
So far this year, semiconductors and the physical infrastructure of artificial intelligence (AI) are dominating the exchange-traded fund (ETF) scene. For example, the iShares Semiconductor ETF is up 89% year to date. Given the intense interest – and investments – in AI, this makes sense. What’s driving the semiconductor boomSemiconductors…





































