Zillow Group Inc. managed to beat high expectations for the fourth-quarter results by a wide margin, prompting investors to send the stock up double digits to another record and a host of Wall Street analysts to boost their price targets. The real estate information and transaction website reported late Wednesday …
Read More »Stacey Abrams, who may hold key to Democrats’ chances in Senate runoffs, campaigns at virtual get-out-the-vote rally
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams may or may not be gearing up for another run at the governorship in 2022, but these days she is receiving wide credit for the record voter turnout that delivered the state to a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in three …
Read More »Here’s what the rest of the year may hold for the stock market, according to the analysts who got the pandemic call right
There’s a lot of uncertainty in financial markets right now — and a lot of vacillating, which can sometimes feel like the same thing. Many analysts believe markets will bounce back and forth for some time, driven by headlines, not fundamentals, until some big issues — the U.S. presidential election, …
Read More »How to hold a pandemic-era housewarming party
If you recently closed on a new house, condo, or townhome, you probably started house hunting months ago. And with the average mortgage taking 30+ days from application to closing — you undoubtedly kicked things off in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s so baller. So, congratulations on moving …
Read More »Amazon workers hold Juneteenth vigils demanding Jeff Bezos reflect on company’s treatment of ‘unskilled workforce’
Amazon AMZN, +0.79% CEO Jeff Bezos says Juneteenth should be a moment for reflection about the ways we can eradicate systemic racism and create a more just country. But some Amazon workers are holding Juneteenth vigils where they say they want to draw a link between “slavery, racism and Amazon’s …
Read More »Fed plays waiting game, rates hold low and steady
Reading Time: 3 minutes An odd end to the week as the stock market dropped and analysts don’t seem to understand exactly why. The Dow Jones dropped 150 points midday Thursday before rebounding slightly, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield dipped to 1.486% in early trading Friday morning. The …
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