Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Soaring home prices have been a pressing issue in America — and elevated mortgage rates only add to the strain. With the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut, many homebuyers might expect borrowing costs to ease. Not so fast, says “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary. Must Read “Even though the Fed dropped 25 basis points, which is a quarter of one percent, people are anticipating a big drop in ...

One of the most common retirement tips is to sell the big house, move into something smaller and pocket the savings. But does it actually work out that way? To explore the question, I asked ChatGPT whether downsizing truly saves money in retirement. My goal wasn’t to see if Artificial Intelligence (AI) could deliver perfect financial advice. Instead, I used its broad guidance as a roadmap for what to research, then checked those points against recent surveys, housing reports and financial data to give you ...

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday suggested the current economy is divided into two parts — a strong segment spurred on by the artificial intelligence boom and a weaker consumer portion that needs a boost from interest rate cuts."The writing is on the wall for a big chunk of the economy if we don't get more rate cuts, things are going to keep sinking," Cramer said. "The other part, the AI part, is totally indifferent to rates — most of these companies will never need to raise money, and even if they do, it seem ...

[Music] Hello and welcome to Ask for a Trend. I'm Josh Lipton. For the next half hour, we are breaking down the trends of today that'll move stocks tomorrow.There's a lot to keep track of. So, we're focusing on what you need to know to get ahead of the curve. Here's some of the trends we're going to be diving into.Hump day is a slump day. Wall Street is seeing a red Wednesday. Stocks fell as investors digested mixed messaging from Fed officials on interest rates.At the end of the session, all major indices ...

If you’ve been saving for a down payment for a house over the past few years, you may have noticed that the goal posts seem to be moving. You’re not imagining things: America’s housing market is supercharged, with prices reaching historic heights. According to Zillow, in June 2025 America’s housing market hit a record value of $55.1 trillion, with a staggering $20-trillion (57%) increase since 2020 [1]. Must Read The gains in 2025 have slowed from the breakneck pace seen between 2020 and 2022, however, ...

Well, with unemployment edging up and inflation stuck above the Fed's 2% target, Jay Powell sees risks everywhere. Near-term risks to to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment are tilted to the downside. A challenging situation.Two-sided risks mean that there is no risk-free path. Equity prices are are are fairly highly valued, but equity markets aren't hesitating. Stocks have jumped since the Fed's decision to cut rates, and traders still see more cuts before years end.So, is Powell's p ...

[Music] All right, that is the closing bell down on Wall Street and at the NASDAQ market site. Welcome to Market Domination Overtime, giving you full coverage of all the moves to get you up to speed on the action from today's trading stocks closing lower to finish the trading day retreating from those records. For more on the moves in today's market, the overall setup, let's bring in Michael Green.He is the chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management. Michael, thanks so much for stopping by. So, let's jus ...

Baby boomers now own a majority of U.S. homes and have the financial means to stay where they are, keeping the housing market stuck for the foreseeable future, according to top Wall Street analyst Meredith Whitney. The CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, whose prediction of the Great Financial Crisis earned her the moniker “Oracle of Wall Street,” pointed out in a Financial Times op-ed that more than 54% of homes are owned by seniors, up from 44% in 2008. She added that 79% of seniors own their homes ...

Tuesday's speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at 12:35pm takes on heightened significance as markets seek clarity about the central bank's policy trajectory following last week's rate decision and the mixed market reaction that followed. Powell's commentary will be scrutinized for insights into the Fed's assessment of economic conditions, inflation progress, and the likelihood of additional rate adjustments at upcoming meetings. The speech comes as markets attempt to interpret the Fed's dovish or hawkish stan ...

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