The National Association of Home Builders reported another dip in builder confidence in December. The confidence index has dropped 12 points in two months and is 18 points below last December's all-time high.
A federal district court judge in Texas had declared the Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare) unconstitutional in a ruling that is taking a bite out of shares in insurance and hospital firms Monday.
The percentage of U.S. teens who report using vaping devices is on the rise. Year over year, use by high school seniors rose by a third in 2018. But there's also some good news…
Boeing and Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer have agreed to establish a joint venture to build and service Embraer commercial jets. Boeing will pay $4.2 billion for an 80% share in the JV.
The Baker Hughes rig count for this week shows that a net four U.S. land-based oil rigs were lost. The natural gas rig count remained flat.
The Chinese government announced that it will rollback its 25% tariff on imported cars for three months beginning January 1. That is unlikely to end Ford's slowing sales in the country which have sunk…
European Union new car sales fell again in November, the third straight month for declining year-over-year sales. Volkswagen maintained is volume and market share lead last month.
Chesapeake Energy, Citigroup, XPO Logistics, and Rite Aid all posted new 52-week lows Thursday.
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A new survey from Duke University reports that half of U.S. CFOs believe the domestic economy will be in recession by the end of 2019. The outlook is even gloomier from global CFOs.
The competition between Amazon and Walmart is only likely to heat up as the online giant goes after physical space while the brick-and-mortar behemoth continues expanding online. Loup Ventures weighs in on the contest.
The total number of delinquent mortgages fell to a 12-year low in September according to CoreLogic. But the effects of natural disasters in Hawaii and North Carolina have been to affect the data.
The U.S. House and Senate have approved the 2018 Farm Bill that includes provisions to once again legalize industrial hemp farming. The bill is now waiting for an expected signature from the president.
U.S. natural gas in storage dropped by 77 billion cubic feet last week, close to the low end of the expected range. Prices have been dropping, and are down about 20 cents week over…
U.S. consumers' attitudes toward robots have not significantly improved in three years according to a new survey from Loup Ventures. The analysts characterize these attitudes as "cautious comfort" with robots.
The International Energy Agency on Thursday released its monthly oil market report for December. The agency expects demand to rise both this year and next. Record-level U.S. production could keep crude prices in check.
Wells Fargo, Weatherford International, Huntington Bancshares, and Neurocrine Biosciences all posted new 52-week lows Wednesday.
Ford reported November European sales Wednesday that were down 5.4% year over year. Passenger car sales tumbled while SUV and commercial vehicle sales continued to post solid gains.
Northern California electric utility PG&E sent a letter to the state public utility commission Wednesday adding details to the company's early reports on equipment damage that may have caused the wildfire that has killed…
The U.S. commercial crude oil inventory dropped by more than 1 million barrels last week, a far smaller drop than reported Tuesday night by the American Petroleum Institute. The price of crude softened following…
