Anyone out shopping for a home today knows there is still precious little for sale.The housing market is just beginning to come out of its leanest few years in history. Inventory of both new and existing homes is finally rising, but there is something suddenly strange in the numbers: The...
Year: 2024
Top Wall Street analysts see attractive prospects for these 3 stocks
Investors are grappling with a host of mixed signals as recent data suggests the economy may be softening and the S&P 500 surges to new highs.As investors navigate this complicated environment, they may turn to research from top-rated Wall Street analysts as they search for stocks with strong balance sheets...
China’s inflation numbers miss expectations, rising 0.2% in June
Consumers are shopping at a supermarket in Qingzhou, China, on June 12, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's consumer price inflation rose by 0.2% in June from a year ago, missing expectations, while producer prices fell in-line with forecasts, data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday...
Revolut CEO confident on UK bank license approval as fintech firm hits record $545 million profit
Nikolay Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut.Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty ImagesLONDON — The boss of British financial technology giant Revolut told CNBC he is optimistic about the company's chances of being granted a U.K. banking license, as a jump in users saw the firm report...
A new index is using AI tools to measure U.S. economic growth in a broader way
David A. Steinberg, CEO of Zeta Global Holdings, at the New York Stock Exchange.Source: NYSEMeasuring the strength of the sprawling U.S. economy is no easy task, so one firm is sending artificial intelligence in to do the job.The Zeta Economic Index, launched Monday, uses generative AI to analyze what its...