Month: October 2024
Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings as threats rise
Insured losses for Hurricane Helene are now estimated at over $6 billion, but the uninsured losses are far higher. That’s because the vast majority of homes impacted by the storm, especially in hard-hit North Carolina, did not have flood insurance. New risk-assessment technology is designed to help change that for the future. Most homeowners in […]
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Biden discourages Israel from striking Iran’s oil industry, crude posts best week in more than year
U.S. crude oil on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain in more than a year, as traders fear Israel could strike Iran’s crude facilities in retaliation for Tehran’s ballistic missile attack. U.S benchmark West Texas Intermediate surged 9.09% this week for the biggest weekly gain since March 2023. Global benchmark Brent jumped 8.43% for the […]
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Jamie Dimon denies Trump’s claim that JPMorgan CEO has endorsed him
Former President Donald Trump (L) and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Friday flatly denied that its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has endorsed Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican nominee claimed on social media that Dimon is now backing him. “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone. He has not endorsed a […]
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Stellantis files federal lawsuit against UAW union over strike threats
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is suing the United Auto Workers, escalating a monthslong battle between the trans-Atlantic automaker and American union, CNBC has […]
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Fed close to pulling off the elusive economic soft landing in 2024 after great September jobs report
A hiring sign is posted on the exterior of Urban Outfitters at the Tysons Corner Center mall on August 22, 2024 in Tysons, Virginia. Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images September’s outsized payrolls boost takes the U.S. economy out of the shadows of recession and gives the Federal Reserve a fairly open glide path to […]
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Tiger Woods’ logo dispute with Tigeraire escalates with federal court filing
USA’s Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 2nd during day two of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2024. Jane Barlow | PA Images | Getty Images A logo dispute between Tiger Woods’ apparel company Sun Day Red and Tigeraire, a company that makes cooling products […]
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Mortgage rates spike after stronger-than-expected jobs report
A home for sale in Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The rate is now 6.53%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is 42 basis points higher than […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rivian, Abercrombie & Fitch, CVS, Spirit Airlines and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of the teen apparel retailer jumped nearly 8% after JPMorgan added it to its positive catalyst watch list. Analyst Matthew Boss raised the stock’s price target and third-quarter earnings estimate, saying its brands, which include Hollister, showed momentum during the recent […]
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Maersk slumps 5% as the end of U.S. port strikes weighs on European shipping stocks
An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal October 03, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Shares of Moller-Maersk slumped more than 8% on the Friday market open as European shipping companies fell on the conclusion of a U.S. port strike. A major union for U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance […]
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The best geopolitical hedges from gold to oil and even stocks
The market is being bogged down by geopolitical risk amid escalating tensions in the Middle East , and the gains we’ve seen likely wouldn’t have been without the rise in oil and other risk assets. For those looking to hedge against geopolitical risk, stocks are actually a pretty good way to do so, along with […]
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