May home sales increase very slightly, but prices hit new record

A for sale sign is displayed near a home on April 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes rose very slightly in May, up 0.8% from April, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.03 million units, according to the National Association of […]
The U.S. bull market is intact — and a key signal is coming from Tel Aviv, says this strategist

Tel Aviv stock market at record highs suggests investors are looking through the current crisis
New Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa faces slew of challenges on day one

Incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, head of the company’s Americas operations, greets a Windsor Assembly Plant employee during an event celebrating Chrysler’s 100th anniversary on June 6, 2025. Stellantis DETROIT — “Mediocrity is not worth the trip.” That was part of incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa’s first public message after being named to lead the […]
How can I buy my niece a home in her name only — without alienating or upsetting her husband?

“They live in her husband’s home that he purchased prior to their marriage.”
6 questions investors should be asking as U.S. strikes Iran

Will the U.S. intervention continue? Will Trump’s domestic political coalition hold? What impact might a surge in oil prices have on inflation in the U.S.?
It isn’t just the Strait of Hormuz. Oil traders and global investors await Iran’s response to U.S. strike.

The Strait of Hormuz isn’t the only concern when it comes to flows of crude and other energy products out of the Middle East.
S&P 500 may be up in June, but Iran attacks and tariff fears are good reasons to rethink risk

Tariffs and the Middle East conflict are casting clouds over the U.S. stock market’s June gains.
As Trump badgers Fed to lower rates, it’s the bond market in need of convincing

Trump wants lower interest rates as two of his signature policy initiatives face looming deadlines.
Investors brace for ‘unpredictable spillovers’ in markets after Trump announces Iran strikes

President Donald Trump announced late Saturday the U.S. had joined Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, putting the country in the middle of a Middle Eastern war and setting up a potentially volatile market reaction.
The so-called SPAC king prepares to launch another: ‘The last time wasn’t a success by any means’

The so-called SPAC king, who created a dozen special-purpose acquisition vehicles that lost investors billions of dollars, says he’s getting back in the business.