Construction of a KB Home single-family housing development is shown in Menifee, California, on Sept. 4, 2024.Mike Blake | ReutersBoth presidential candidates promise to build more homes. One promises to deport hundreds of thousands of people who build them.Former President Donald Trump’s pledge to “launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” would hamstring construction firms already facing labor shortages and push record home prices higher, say industry leaders, contractors and economists.”It would be detrimental to the construction industry and our labor supply and exacerbate our housing affordability problems,” said Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders. The trade…
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It could have come straight from the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy.A king is challenged to a battle by a young pretender, with victory earned only by the destruction of the other. The king emerges triumphant, but there is suspicion that he has acted nefariously in the tussle for the crown. Then a newcomer — a fair maiden from a foreign land — comes forth to vanquish the king. But that isn’t the end of the tale. It is only the beginning…The story behind the controversy at this year’s World Conker Championships, which took place last weekend, has generated plenty of…
People hold sings during a strike rally for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the Seattle Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, on October 15, 2024.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesBoeing and its machinists’ union have reached a new contract proposal, the union said Saturday, outlining a deal that could end a more than month-long strike that has hobbled the manufacturers’ aircraft production.The ratification vote is set for Wednesday. The new proposal includes 35% wage increases over four years, a higher signing bonus of $7,000, guaranteed minimum payouts in an annual bonus program and higher 401(k) contributions…
Stock picking may be the key to getting exposure to small caps.Rob Harvey, who’s behind the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF, uses an actively managed approach to buying the group. He’s trying to avoid small caps that are underperforming and dragging down the index.”There’s no reason to hold companies that really are scraping the bottom of the barrel in terms of profitability,” the firm’s co-head of product specialists told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “You remove those from your small cap universe, [and] you can do a lot for boosting returns.”The Russell 2000, which tracks small caps, is up more…
Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday.AUSTIN, Texas — Just outside Circuit of the Americas stands a large, multicolored billboard.On the right side, set on a black background, is the Formula One logo, the dates for Sting and Eminem’s concerts and the logos for the Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs. Written on the left is a phrase displayed across different parts of Austin this weekend: “The biggest weekend ever.”The United States Grand Prix has taken place during the college football season ever since COTA…
Several companies due to report next week could get a boost after their earnings results. Third-quarter earnings are largely exceeding analysts’ expectations. So far, of the 14% of companies in the S & P 500 index reporting results, 79% have reported a positive earnings surprise and 64% have posted a positive revenue surprise, according to FactSet data. Another 22% of S & P 500 companies are expected to post financial results next week. To separate the wheat from the chaff, CNBC Pro screened FactSet for companies reporting in the coming days that are liked by analysts and also have strong…
It’s an expensive time to buy a home.At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the median home price in the U.S. was $280,000. Homebuyers took advantage of mortgage rates below 3% to find great values. These days, things have changed. With mortgage rates above 6% and the median home price clocking in at $425,000, good deals are harder to come by.But there are still places where typical buyers can find homes. A recent report from Realtor.com has identified the top five U.S. cities with median home prices below $300,000.”For those that are feeling a little depressed about the state of…
A family shops for Halloween candy at a Walmart Supercenter on October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesJust because the Federal Reserve is nearing its inflation goal doesn’t mean the problem is solved, as the high price of goods and services across the U.S. economy continues to pose a burden for individuals, businesses and policymakers.Recent price reports on goods and services, despite being a bit stronger than expected, indicate that the rate of inflation over the past year is getting close to the central bank’s 2% target.In fact, Goldman Sachs recently estimated that when the Bureau of…
Chinese consumers have long powered luxury brands to new highs. But with questions surrounding China’s sluggish economy and changing consumer tastes, analysts aren’t so sure whether these shoppers will be able to coax the luxury sector out of its doldrums. The Chinese government’s new stimulus measures announced late September revived interest in the country’s economic prospects — stoking hopes it would revive luxury spending among this critical cohort. But these measures may not target the consumers the industry most relies on, analysts say. Even if it does, the taste for luxe labels may have vanished as consumers look more closely at…
Visitors check out Nvidia’s AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024.Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNvidia, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Sunday marks the official start of a health-care technology conference called HLTH, which is expected to draw more than 12,000 industry leaders this year. CNBC will be on the ground. Based on the speaking agenda and announcements leading up to the conference, AI tools to conquer administrative burdens will…
