KEY TAKEAWAYS Some buyers took a step back from the housing market this year as high mortgage rates and low inventory made housing prices unaffordable for many. According to Realtor.com’s 2025 National Housing Forecast, mortgage rates should drop gradually, and housing inventory should increase on average in the year ahead. However, that may not be […]

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock is losing ground in Tuesday’s trading. The company’s share price was down 5.9% as of 3:15 p.m. ET and had been down as much as 9.9% earlier in the day’s trading. Supermicro is falling on the heels of recent coverage on the stock from J.P. Morgan. While J.P. Morgan’s

David Zervos, Jefferies Scott Mlyn | CNBC The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by another quarter point at the conclusion of its two-day meeting next week. “Two years ago … three out of four economists were saying we’re going into a recession,” David Zervos, chief market strategist for Jefferies LLC, said during CNBC’s

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock is losing ground in Tuesday’s trading. The semiconductor company’s share price was down 2.6% as of 1:45 p.m. ET, and had been down as much as 3.2% earlier in the daily session. Intel stock is falling today after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing founder Morris Chang made comments criticizing the U.S.-based company’s strategy

Ultramodern database software specialist MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) had a bad market day on Tuesday. The stock was down 13.9% at 11:45 a.m. ET despite an impressive third-quarter report. The stock initially jumped on the earnings news, but MongoDB investors quickly backed down a few minutes later when they noticed that the company also announced a

What analysts are calling the “chocolate crisis” of 2024 isn’t just about sugar-rushed kids eating too much holiday candy near bedtime. Cocoa, the essential ingredient in chocolate, is experiencing an unprecedented price surge that threatens to transform the global confectionery market. Prices have soared to almost $9,500 per metric ton in 2024—an almost 50% increase

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, at a Manhattan courthouse, in New York City, U.S., October 3, 2023.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The New York Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday rejected

It’s been a good year for most investors, but not every investment has participated in the rally. Roughly a third of the U.S. exchange-listed stocks are trading lower in 2024. Many of them won’t bounce back until they tackle the reasons they were left behind, but more than a few could beat the market next

Working Longer to Max Out Social Security May Fail Most Workers The idea of working longer before claiming Social Security benefits sounds like a great retirement strategy. Staying on the job means you can maximize your eventual benefit, continue to save for retirement and avoid tapping your investments to cover living expenses. There’s just one

Oil prices bounced around quite a bit in 2024. They rallied more than 20% at one point — topping $85 per barrel — before cooling off toward the end of the year. Oil was recently below $70 a barrel, down more than 5% on the year. It’s anyone’s guess what oil prices will do in