Lorene Cowan, 44, thought she would own a home by now. However, in New York City, where Cowan lives and works, home prices have soared beyond reach.”I would love to buy a home. That’s the next step,” said Cowan, a business and life coach. But “in New York, the entry in became so much more difficult,” she said.In fact, New York notched the highest annual rise in home prices of all the metropolises in the latest Case-Shiller 20-city composite, up 7.4% in May compared with the prior year. The median listing price of a home in New York City is…
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. Ronen Zvulun | ReutersIsrael on Wednesday entered the first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City after approving a plan to take over the city that includes calling up 60,000 reservists for its expanded military operation in the besieged Palestinian enclave.”We have begun the preliminary actions and the initial stages of the offensive on Gaza City, and already now IDF forces are holding positions on the outskirts of Gaza City,” Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin told reporters on Wednesday.He added:…
The Trump administration is quickly reshaping the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in ways that carry vast implications for state and local governments.”We’re going to give out less money. We’re going to give it out directly. It’ll be from the president’s office,” President Donald Trump said at a press conference June 11.The agency is responsible for coordinating response and recovery in disasters that range from floods to wildfires to terrorist attacks. The agency reported a total budget authority of $60 billion in fiscal year 2025. Federal spending on disaster relief often draws supplemental appropriations from Congress.Critics of FEMA say…
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TJX Companies on Wednesday reported better-than-expected quarterly results, vaulting over the high bar inherent for a stock hovering near its record high into earnings. Revenue in the three months ended Aug. 2 increased 7% year over year to $14.4 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $14.1 billion, according to LSEG. Earnings per share (EPS) in the period came in at $1.10, beating expectations of $1.01, LSEG data showed, indicating growth of nearly 15% year over year. Same-store sales also came in ahead of expectations at 4%, better than the 3.3% the Street was looking for, according to FactSet. As a…
As the biotech group continues to fight back, one of its most recognizable stocks — Biogen (BIIB) — is attempting to break out from a key bullish formation. The stock is up about 25% from its April lows, which doesn’t stand out much given that many other stocks and ETFs are up just as much, if not more. However, over that time, BIIB has been forming a constructive technical base resembling a bullish cup-and-handle formation. In recent days, the stock has been attempting to break out from this pattern. It is also now testing its 200-day moving average, a level…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersFederal Reserve officials worried at their July meeting about the state of the labor market and inflation, though most agreed that it was too soon to lower interest rates, minutes released Wednesday showed. The meeting summary depicted divergence of opinion among the central bankers, whose vote to hold their key rate steady came despite objections from two Fed governors who argued in favor of cutting. Policymakers noted…
Private renewable energy projects are still moving forward despite a pullback in government support, and new technology is making that construction more efficient. Solar farms, for example, take meticulous planning and surveying, involve long hours and require significant labor. Now, robots are taking on the job.CivDot is a four-wheeled robot that can mark up to 3,000 layout points per day and is accurate within 8 millimeters. The machine can ride over rugged terrain and work through rough weather. It is the brainchild of California-based Civ Robotics.”Our secret sauce and our core technology is actually in the navigation and the geospatial…
Jefferies has some ideas for stocks that have recently pleased Wall Street. Desh Peramunetilleke, head of quantitative strategy at the firm, looked for names that have a market cap over $10 billion that have topped earnings estimates over the past four quarters. The bank also looked for companies that saw positive per-share earnings revisions within three days of the reports. From there, Jefferies employed artificial intelligence to find companies that had positive feedback from analysts during their earnings calls. Here’s some of the names that made the list: Megacap technology stocks Microsoft and Apple both made the list. The pair…
Students study in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration paused student loan forgiveness on a popular plan earlier this summer. It has not yet resumed the debt cancellation, and this week, lawmakers urged it to do so.The U.S. Department of Education said earlier this summer that it was pausing the loan discharge component on the Income Based Repayment, or IBR, plan. That freeze remains in place.It’s a setback to families who have been expecting — and are legally entitled to — the aid,…
