Author: super@dmin

While global growth is slowing, the Fed is seen as supporting the U.S. economy. That’s already on display with some tech stocks.

The former head of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s chief regulator said a Senate hearing was a “constructive” step in moving toward taking the mortgage giants outside of government conservatorship.

Stable housing is increasingly out of reach for many Americans, as both rentals and homes to own grow more expensive and options dwindle. Evictions may be one of the most visible manifestations.

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Tuesday globalization is keeping workers and businesses from raising prices.

An activist group would like to see the board of Bed Bath & Beyond replaced.

Spouses don’t realize when they need to save for two.

Rep. Katie Porter, a freshman Democrat from California, said Tuesday she’s unhappy with answers she received from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell during his testimony to the House Financial Services Committee late last month.

U.S. stocks shook off some of their recent doldrums to trade higher Tuesday as energy and health care sectors buoyed the market. A resumption of U.S.-China trade negotiations also helped to reignite some optimism that the high stakes protracted dispute is coming to a close.

New York and three other states said in court papers that pressure is rising from the SALT cap.

Technically speaking, the S&P 500 has weathered an aggressive late-month market downdraft, narrowly maintaining major support, writes Michael Ashbaugh.