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Expert reveals what's blocking fed's roles in addressing home shortage
Altman Brothers real estate owner Josh Altman joins 'Varney & Co.' to discuss how the federal government can address a shortage in single family homes and a survey on the best time to sell a home. 00:00 Intro: America's 10 Million Home Shortage 00:26 Federal Government Levers to Fix Housing 00:47 State & Local Zoning: The Real Bottleneck 01:23 The Roots of the Housing Crisis (Post-2008) 01:59 Is It a Seller's Market?
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Markets Climb As Risks Ease And Earnings Deliver
Equities rise as geopolitical sentiment stabilizes. Early earnings results point to continued strength.
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Bloomberg This Weekend | Iran Restricts Strait, Oil Futures Down, Stocks Rally
The news doesn't stop when markets close. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo bring clarity, context and a bit of humor to the weekend's biggest headlines, LIVE from New York.
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Nasdaq Up By 60% Since Liberation Day Selloff And By 100% In 3 Years - People Are Just Having Fun
The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1.5% on Friday, wrapping up its 13th consecutive day of gains, the longest such streak since 1992, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Since May 1, 2023, in less than three years, the Nasdaq Composite has doubled; it gained 100%, despite the Liberation Day trough in between.
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Market Commentary: Teetering
The S&P 500's 4.5% gain this week boosted the rally off March 30th lows (13 sessions) to 13.0%. The Nasdaq 100 jumped 6.2%, with the rally off lows at 17.0%.
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Trump expects his Fed chair nominee to cut interest rates. Here's how Kevin Warsh might try to do it.
Warsh will be pressed on his outlook for rates at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
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Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty Causes Stocks to Jump
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and news that Iran allegedly decided to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping sent risky assets surging anew on Friday. This surge extended a rally that pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record and fueling its biggest monthly advance since 2020.
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It's Morning Again In The Stock Market
Odds of a US recession are collapsing as oil prices fall and private credit fears subside, supporting a bullish equity outlook. I see a strong multi-year growth runway for technology stocks, driven by Big Tech capex, sector-leading margins, and attractive relative valuations.
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Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: 5 Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet
Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.
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Hank Paulson on Iran War, Inflation, and Market Risk
The war in Iran is putting pressure on global energy markets, but its broader economic impact could be even farther-reaching. Former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson says the conflict is likely to push inflation higher, keep interest rates elevated, and strain industries from airlines to agriculture.
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Teen investor boom: Why Wall Street is chasing youngest generations earlier than ever
Major brokerages are targeting younger investors with teen accounts, competing with platforms like Robinhood to capture the next generation of clients.
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Panic and concern has been SET ASIDE in the markets: Kenny Polcari
SlateStone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari discusses market record highs, oil prices and more on ‘Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.' #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #business #markets #stocks #economy #oil #energy #finance #trading #investing #wallstreet #global #middleeast #straitofhormuz #supply #demand #kennypolcari #analysis #money #america
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How The 'Fake-Death' Of Petrodollar Supremacy Rewrites The S&P 500 Playbook (It's Not What You Think)
If dollar hegemony shifts, what happens to the S&P 500? In my view, that's not the right question.
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The Alfred E. Neuman Market Returns
On Wednesday this week, the S&P 500 stock index closed above 7,000 for the first time ever. Oil prices seem to have settled into a range around $95, plus or minus $5 or so, per barrel of Brent crude oil.
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An Important Lesson For Investors
Just over two weeks ago, on March 30th, every single key US index ETF that we track in our Trend Analyzer tool was oversold, with all but the Dow 30 ETF in extreme oversold territory. These same index ETFs are now all in overbought territory (with the exception of the Dow 30).
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Markets Weekly Outlook: A Real Peace Process Or A Fantasy?
Markets conclude a very volatile week, with hopes for peace going back and forth and sentiment losing its head. Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 have charged to fresh all-time highs, completely leaving the geopolitical panic behind as traders aggressively price in a proper peace agreement.
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Taylor Riggs: The Nasdaq just had its best week since 1992
FOX Business contributor Lou Basenese and ‘The Big Money Show' co-anchor Taylor Riggs discuss the stock market's rally despite the war in Iran on ‘Kudlow.' #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #kudlow #stockmarket #stocks #market #economy #finance #investment #iran #iranwar #middleeast #global #business #trading #oil #energy #geopolitics #analysis
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This Week's Market Wrap: War Fades, Markets Rip, Fed Hopes Rise
A volatile geopolitical backdrop tied to the U.S.–Iran conflict ultimately fueled a powerful two-week rally as easing oil prices and ceasefire optimism drove risk appetite. Strong results from banks, semiconductors, and select consumer names were offset by weak guidance and uneven reactions, highlighting a more selective market environment.
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Review & Preview: The Nasdaq's Historic Week
The tech-heavy index rose for a 13th straight day and finished the week up 6.8%.
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What War? The Global Economy Is Poised for More Growth.
The IMF pared its global growth forecast for this year, but it is still above 3%. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on seasonal stock patterns, bank's boffo earnings, and bonds.
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