Mortgage rates are dropping, but homes aren’t expected to get cheaper

Mortgage rates are dropping, but homes aren’t expected to get cheaper

Mortgage rates are falling, but that doesn’t guarantee homes will be more affordable in 2025. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped to 6.2% as of Thursday, down from a peak of 7.79% in May. For many buyers, that means saving hundreds on mortgage payments. But those savings are bringing buyers back into the market. … Read more

Wall Street likes what Nvidia CEO said about the future and new AI chip rollout. So did we

Wall Street likes what Nvidia CEO said about the future and new AI chip rollout. So did we

Investors returned to Nvidia stock Wednesday after CEO Jensen Huang made a compelling case at a major tech gathering for the innovation he strives for and the competitive moat he’s built. “AI is not about a chip. AI is about an infrastructure,” the founder of the artificial intelligence chip powerhouse said at the Goldman Sachs … Read more

China will have nearly twice the pets than young children by 2030

China will have nearly twice the pets than young children by 2030

A dog getting groomed during a pet show in Shanghai on August 17, 2023. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s pet population will be close to double that of its young children by 2030 as young Chinese remain unwilling to start new families, Goldman Sachs said in a recent note. The country’s urban pet … Read more

Trump assassination attempt: Wall Street CEOs react

Trump assassination attempt: Wall Street CEOs react

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The leaders of Wall Street’s most powerful firms are speaking out to condemn the attempted assassination of former … Read more

Immigrants help keep job growth high as inflation cools

Immigrants help keep job growth high as inflation cools

U.S. President Joe Biden greets members of the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Immigration — both authorized and unauthorized — has helped the U.S. job market sustain a fiery run in recent months without reigniting inflation, economists and analysts say. The effect … Read more

Trump CEO meeting to include Dimon, Fraser, Moynihan

Trump CEO meeting to include Dimon, Fraser, Moynihan

US President Donald Trump gestures as CEO of Bank of America Brian Moynihan (L) speaks during a meeting with banking leaders to discuss how the financial services industry can meet the needs of customers affected by COVID-19 at the White House in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images … Read more

Clean Energy Ventures raises $305 million to back early-stage climate startups

Clean Energy Ventures raises 5 million to back early-stage climate startups

Solar panels and wind turbines in the Netherlands. Daniel Bosma | Moment | Getty Images Clean energy stocks may be underperforming in the public market. But there is still a great appetite for companies focused on decarbonization in private markets, with Clean Energy Ventures’ new fund as the latest example. The climate tech firm said … Read more

Peloton shares plunge after refinancing

Peloton shares plunge after refinancing

A pedestrian walks by a Peloton store on May 08, 2024 in Palo Alto, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Peloton shares plunged on Monday after the connected fitness company said it’s launching a “global refinancing,” as it looks to stave off a cash crunch amid falling sales.  The company is offering $275 million in … Read more

Private equity firms circle Peloton for potential buyout

Private equity firms circle Peloton for potential buyout

A Peloton Bike inside a showroom in New York, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Peloton Interactive Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on November 2. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A number of private equity firms have been considering a buyout of Peloton as the connected fitness company looks to refinance … Read more

StubHub eyes summer IPO, seeks $16.5 billion valuation

StubHub eyes summer IPO, seeks .5 billion valuation

The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images StubHub is eyeing a summer initial public offering, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The online ticketing service is aiming for a valuation of at least $16.5 billion, which is what it was valued … Read more