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But mortgage rates are not high historically, and “real” mortgage rates, amid resurging inflation, are relatively low. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. This spring selling season, which is now wrapping up, has been one heck of a…

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSEU.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night after all three major indexes closed at fresh records during the regular session.S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100…

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSEU.S. stock futures ticked lower on Monday night after all three major indexes rose to fresh records during the regular session.S&P 500 futures slipped 0.2%, while…

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2026. NYSEStock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday as Wall Street looked to kick off June at record highs.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched…

Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.CNBCBerkshire Hathaway agreed Sunday to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home in a $6.8 billion deal,…

Inflation continued to hit consumer wallets in April, likely keeping the Federal Reserve on the sidelines until the current wave subsides, fresh pricing data released Thursday showed.The personal consumption expenditures price index…

A trader works on the floor the of the New York Stock Exchange.NYSES&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose Wednesday, as oil slid following a report that Iran agreement would restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 20, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 was unchanged Thursday as a rally in oil reversed and Treasury yields…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, May 4, 2026.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures fell early Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed the…

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during Ministerial Statement on the Middle East at the House of Commons in London, Britain, April 13, 2026. © House Of Commons | Via ReutersLONDON — European stocks opened broadly higher…