Weekly jobless claims post stunning decline to 199,000, the lowest level since 1969
The ranks of those submitting jobless claims tumbled to their lowest level in more than 52 years last week, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. New filings totaled 199,000, a number not seen since Nov. 15, 1969, when claims totaled 197,000....
Key inflation figure for the Fed up 4.1% year over year, the highest since January 1991
Gasoline prices are displayed at a gas station on November 16, 2021 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Inflation rose strongly in October, accelerating at its fastest pace since the early 1990s,...
Unusual holiday home-buying surge pushes mortgage demand higher
A real estate sign advertising a home “Under Contract” is pictured in Vienna, Virginia, outside of Washington. Larry Downing | Reuters An unusual surge in home buying, just as the market enters the historically slow holiday season, is driving mortgage...
Not since Americans came home from World War II has inflation run through the economy like it is now
Residential single family homes construction by KB Home are shown under construction in the community of Valley Center, California, U.S. June 3, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters Not since Americans came home from World War II has inflation percolated through...
Stock futures are little changed after tech shares continue their sell-off
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night after tech shares sold off for...
Ripple seeing ‘good progress’ in SEC case over XRP, outcome expected next year
Fintech company Ripple is making great strides in its legal feud with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on Monday. Garlinghouse said he expects the case, which centers on XRP, the world’s seventh-biggest cryptocurrency, will...
Biden picks Jerome Powell to lead the Fed for a second term as the U.S. battles Covid and inflation
Jerome Powell, who guided the Federal Reserve and the nation’s economy through the staggering and sudden Covid-19 recession by implementing unprecedented monetary stimulus, is being nominated for a second term as chairman of the U.S. central bank. President Joe Biden...
Home sales rose in October as investors rushed into the market
Real estate broker Rebecca Van Camp places a “Sold” placard on her sign in front of a home in Meridian, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Darin Oswald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes...
Here’s what you need to know about Lael Brainard, Biden’s pick for vice chair at the Fed
U.S. Federal Reserve board member Lael Brainard speaks after she was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: General Motors, Astra, Activision Blizzard and more
The GM logo is seen on a water tank of the General Motors assembly plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state, Mexico February 11, 2021. Daniel Becerril | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Activision Blizzard...