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Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record High. Mortgage Rates Are Keeping the Market Stuck. – Barron's

Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record High. Mortgage Rates Are Keeping the Market Stuck.  Barron’s June home sales drop as prices hit a record high  CNBC US existing home sales dip to 9-month low on high costs  Yahoo Finance NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 2.7% Decrease in June  National Association of REALTORS® US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record …

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Stock Market News Today: Dow, S&P 500 Rise After U.S.-Japan Trade Deal; Hopes for Europe Deal — Live Updates – The Wall Street Journal

Stock Market News Today: Dow, S&P 500 Rise After U.S.-Japan Trade Deal; Hopes for Europe Deal — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Japan trade deal info on Trump’s desk was altered by hand with a marker  CNBC How Japan Clinched a Trade Deal With Trump Just Days Ahead of the Tariff Deadline  The New York Times Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, …

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Texas Instruments Stock Nosedives After Shock Earnings Outlook

Texas Instruments Stock Nosedives After Shock Earnings Outlook

July 23 – Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) shares fell more than 10% in pre-market trading Wednesday after its third-quarter revenue outlook came in below Wall Street estimates, despite delivering stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter. The chipmaker reported Q2 revenue of $4.45 billion, topping the $4.36 billion analyst consensus, and earnings per share of $1.41, also ahead of the expected $1.35. …

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Talen Energy, Constellation, and Vistra Stock Are on the Rise. What’s Lifting Shares. – Barron's

Talen Energy, Constellation, and Vistra Stock Are on the Rise. What’s Lifting Shares.  Barron’s AI Boom Leads to Record US Grid Costs, Call for New Plants  Yahoo Finance PJM Auction Procures 134,311 MW of Generation Resources; Supply Responds to Price Signal  PJM Inside Lines AI demand drives record electricity supply costs in largest US market  Financial Times Energy bills likely to tick up again …

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Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record High. Mortgage Rates Are Keeping the Market Stuck. – Barron's

Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record High. Mortgage Rates Are Keeping the Market Stuck.  Barron’s June home sales drop as prices hit a record high  CNBC US existing home sales dip to 9-month low on high costs  Yahoo Finance NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 2.7% Decrease in June  National Association of REALTORS® US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record …

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S&P 500 Hits New High as Stocks Rise on Trade Deal Optimism; Investors Awaiting Earnings Reports from Tesla, Alphabet

S&P 500 Hits New High as Stocks Rise on Trade Deal Optimism; Investors Awaiting Earnings Reports from Tesla, Alphabet

GE Vernova Stock Surges to Record on Strong Earnings 14 minutes ago GE Vernova (GEV) shares soared Wednesday after the company reported better second-quarter results than analysts had expected. The former General Electric division posted earnings per share of $1.86 on revenue that rose 11% year-over-year to $9.11 billion, above analysts’ estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. Shares of GE Vernova …

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Trump says he is ‘thinking about’ nixing capital gains tax on home sales. Here’s what that could mean for homeowners

Trump says he is ‘thinking about’ nixing capital gains tax on home sales. Here’s what that could mean for homeowners

CNN  —  In comments to the press on Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested he is considering eliminating capital gains taxes on the sale of homes. “We are thinking about … no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump said. Soon afterwards, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia posted her thanks to him on X for what she interpreted to be …

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Trump’s Japan trade deal card was altered by hand

Trump’s Japan trade deal card was altered by hand

President Donald Trump discussing a U.S.-Japan trade agreement with a Japanese delegation and top White House aides in the Oval Office, July 22, 2025. Source: @Scavino47 via X | The White House President Donald Trump‘s art of the deal seemed to play out in real time Tuesday. Trump on Tuesday night announced on his Truth Social platform what he called …

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US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record levels

US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record levels

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last September as mortgage rates remained elevated and national median sales prices hit unprecedented levels. Existing home sales fell 2.7% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.93 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. Sales …

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