Existing home sales fell sharply in February, as supply dropped by the largest amount on record
Single-family homes are seen in this aerial photograph taken over a Lennar Corp. development in San Diego, California. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Closed sales of existing homes in February dropped a larger-than-expected 6.6% compared with January, according...
Amazon-backed Deliveroo seeks valuation of up to $12 billion in its London IPO
The Deliveroo app displayed on a smartphone screen. Thiago Prudencio | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — British food delivery firm Deliveroo is seeking a valuation of up to £8.8 billion ($12.2 billion) in its upcoming initial...
U.S. economy is ‘on the brink’ of a complete recovery, says Richmond Fed’s Barkin
Pedestrians walk outside the New York Stock Exchange in the U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. economy is recovering from the Covid-19 recession, but some economic “scarring” may take a long time to heal, said Richmond...
The Fed can fight inflation, but it may come at the cost of future growth
Gas prices are displayed at a Speedway gas station on March 03, 2021 in Martinez, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images One of the main reasons Federal Reserve officials don’t fear inflation these days is the belief that they have...
Visa says the DOJ plans to probe its debit card practices, shares fall 6%
Visa shares dropped sharply Friday after a report said the Justice Department has opened an investigation into its debit card business and possible anticompetitive practices. The company said Friday afternoon that investigators have started to collect information on Visa debit...
Powell says the Fed is committed to using all its tools to promote recovery
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives for a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, December 11, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his commitment to an “all-in” approach to the...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Visa, Nike, FedEx & more
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Visa — Shares of the payment processor fell 4.7% in midday trading after a report said the Justice Department is investigating whether business practices...
The Fed will not extend a pandemic-crisis rule that had allowed banks to relax capital levels
The Federal Reserve on Friday declined to extend a pandemic-era rule that relaxed the amount of capital banks had to maintain against Treasurys and other holdings, in a move that could upset Wall Street and the bond market. In a...
First U.S.-China meeting under Biden gets off to a rocky start
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R), joined by national security advisor Jake Sullivan (R), speaks while facing Yang Jiechi (2nd L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, and Wang Yi (L), China’s foreign minister at the...
Jobless claims unexpectedly jump despite relaxed economic restrictions
First-time claims for jobless benefits showed an unexpected jump to 770,000 as the labor market tries to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic that sent more than 22 million Americans to the unemployment line a year ago, the Labor Department reported...