Homebuilder confidence improves, despite record high lumber prices
A contractor works on the basement of a home under construction in the Toll Brothers Regency at Palisades community in Charlotte, North Carolina. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Buyer demand for newly built homes continues to surge, and...
Household debt rises to $14.6 trillion due to record-breaking rise in mortgage loans
People count money at Macy’s Herald Square store in New York. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Total consumer debt rose to nearly $14.6 trillion as 2020 came to a close, pushed by a record-breaking rise for mortgages in the red-hot housing...
Retail sales burst higher in January as consumers use stimulus checks to spend heavily
Consumers flocked to spend their stimulus checks in January, sending retail sales for the month up 5.3% in a blockbuster start to 2021, according to a government report Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting a rise of just...
‘This is not inflation’: Economist says expectations are unanchored from reality
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Source: The New York Stock Exchange Inflation expectations are detaching themselves from reality, meaning markets might be overplaying the rise in U.S. Treasury yields, according to Carl Weinberg, chief economist...
Retail sales expected to be strong in January, helped by stimulus checks
A woman carries Nike shopping bags at the Citadel Outlet mall, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Commerce, California, December 3, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Aided by government stimulus checks, consumers are expected to...
Stock futures flat after Dow closes at record high
U.S. stock index futures fluctuated in early morning trading on Wednesday after the Dow closed at a record high. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were roughly flat by around 6 a.m. ET, while...
Black leaders share their advice on how to help Black Americans succeed
kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images In celebration of Black History Month, CNBC Invest in You is featuring weekly stories from CNBC contributors and members of the Financial Wellness Council, including the lessons they’ve learned growing up, their advice to...
Fed’s Bullard doesn’t see asset bubble and doubts policy will tighten soon
St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard said Tuesday that he doesn’t see a bubble in asset prices and doubts the central bank needs to start tightening policy anytime soon. With prices surging in the stock market and in alternative...
Dow futures rise 250 points as stocks look to add to record levels
Pedestrians walk in snow past the Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes rose in extended trading Monday evening after finishing...
The GameStop mania might be over, but retail investors look here to stay
Luis Alvarez The GameStop bubble has come and gone but the rookie investors who speak emoji and Reddit may be here to stay with big implications for brokerage firms, as well as traditional investors who must pay closer attention to...
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