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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Amazon, Pinterest, Expedia and more
Amazon signage during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Amazon — The e-commerce giant fell 2% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Amazon said it forecasts sales in the first quarter…
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This 79-year-old lost her home in the California wildfires. ‘I hope to live long enough to see it rebuilt’
Remains of Karen Bagnard’s Altadena, California, house after it burned in the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires. Courtesy: Chelsea On the night of Jan. 7, Karen Bagnard sat in her Altadena, California, house in the dark. Forceful winds had caused her home to lose power, and she also had no running water, save for one…
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Muni market takes a breather as inflows continue
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21507641/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The muni mark took a breather Thursday, as yields were little changed, while inflows into muni mutual funds exceeded $1 billion. U.S. Treasuries were slightly weaker and equities were mixed toward the close. President Trump’s tariff threats against America’s primary trading partners could be bullish for bonds, somewhat mitigated…
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Amazon slips after sales outlook misses expectations
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Amazon has said it will pump about $100bn into its artificial intelligence initiatives this year as the ecommerce group shrugs off worries about China’s DeepSeek and invests heavily in data infrastructure. Chief executive Andy Jassy…
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Hawaii airports fly to market propelled by rating upgrade tailwind
Hawaiian Airlines is the largest airline in Hawaii with extensive inter-island service. Hawaiian Airlines When the Hawaii Department of Transportation heads to market Feb. 13 to sell up to $855 million of tax-exempt airport system revenue bonds, it will do so with across-the-board double-A ratings after receiving a ratings boost from Moody’s Ratings. Moody’s upgraded…
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How to trade the trade war
Financial markets have been roiled by US President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on key trading partners, and investors are bracing for further volatility ahead. Here’s how they are trading Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war. Equities: ‘impossible to avoid risk’ Wall Street has been working since before November’s presidential election on how it should position…
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Vanguard announces fee cuts for nearly 100 funds, including ETFs with billions of dollars in assets
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asset management giant Vanguard announced broad fee cuts for many mutual funds and ETFs on Monday, reinforcing its standing as one of the cheapest options for investors. The move reduces fees on 87 different funds, and 168 total share classes of those funds. The average…
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Homebuyer mortgage demand drops further, a troubling sign for the spring market
Homebuyers are seeing very little reason to get a jump on the all-important spring housing market, even with more listings coming up for sale. Mortgage rates haven’t moved much in the last few weeks, and home prices continue to rise. Mortgage applications to purchase a home last week dropped 4%, compared with the previous week,…
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Muni yields fall, underperforming a UST rally
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21489373/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Munis were firmer Wednesday, underperforming a U.S. Treasury rally in most tenors, while equities ended up. Muni yields were bumped one to eight basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell three to 10 basis points, with the greatest gains out long. Tariffs and trade negotiations have…
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Middle East and Europe condemn Trump’s plans to take over Gaza
US allies across Europe and the Middle East have condemned Donald Trump’s plans for Washington to “take over” Gaza and any attempt to expel Palestinians from the devastated territory. Countries throughout the region and beyond denounced the proposals within hours of the US president’s shock Tuesday evening announcement that Washington should assume control of Gaza…
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Transportation sector gears up for reauthorization
“We simply cannot have a situation in which Congress comes together in bipartisan fashion, agrees on a measure, and a president who has taken an oath to faithfully execute those laws, instead picks and chooses among them,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the Democratic ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Confusion caused by…
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway scoops up more Sirius XM, boosting stake to 35%
In this article BRK.A SIRI FWONA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogan Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway once again scooped up shares of Sirius XM, boosting its stake in the satellite radio company…
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New tariffs could raise home prices and sideline potential buyers
The U.S. housing market was already struggling under the weight of high mortgage interest rates, a low supply of existing homes for sale and historically high home prices. Now tariffs on building materials are adding even more pressure. Roughly 30% of softwood lumber consumed in the U.S. is imported, largely from Canada. Wallboard, known as…
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Munis slightly firmer, market sees ‘manageable’ supply for the week
&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21471238/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals were slightly firmer as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities rebounded. Muni yields were bumped up to three basis points, depending on the curve, while UST yields fell four to five basis points. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the…
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Trump creates sovereign wealth fund
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund with Scott Bessent, US Treasury secretary, left, and Howard Lutnick, chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and US commerce secretary nominee, right, in the Oval Office.Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg President Donald Trump Monday signed an executive order that will start the process…
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Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that outlines plans to for a government-run sovereign wealth fund to serve as an economic development tool…
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Renter affordability has improved — here’s what’s behind the trend
Vesnaandjic | E+ | Getty Images The cost to rent is coming down faster in some areas of the U.S. than others. Overall, rent affordability is improving thanks to a combination of factors, said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin. One is, there’s more supply. “There are more apartments for rent now because there was…
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Bondholders outweigh elderly residents in Long Island CCRC bankruptcy
Adobe Stock Terie Gelberg has lived at the Harborside, a retirement community on Long Island’s North Shore, for almost two decades. It was supposed to be the last home for the 99-year-old wheelchair user with memory issues, but plans to sell the bankrupt municipal bond financed facility to a private equity firm threaten to upend her…
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Hochul touts targeted tax cuts in New York state budget plan
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul looks on as Budget Director Blake Washington discusses her budget proposal on Jan. 21.Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting targeted tax cuts and one-time cash payouts as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal. “Our budget priorities reflect what New Yorkers expect:…
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‘Enough is enough’: Trump tariffs inspire economic patriotism in Canada
A new wave of economic nationalism has swept across Canada as Donald Trump’s tariffs inspire anger but also a patriotic campaign to “Buy Canadian”. ‘Made in Canada’ signs have popped up in grocery stores, lists of Canadian alternatives to US products are being circulated and comedians are devoting skits on national television to how best…
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