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'Magnificent 7' tech stocks are dangerously dominant — and recession's still a real risk, top economist warns

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 12:34

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

stock trader, chart — Stock trader
Reuters

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Americans could save up to $300 a month on their mortgages if interest rates drop as expected in 2024

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:36

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Young couple — Even a small drop in mortgage rates could save homeowners hundreds.
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Fed rate hikes are creeping back into the conversation

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 12:18

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

jerome powell — Fed rate cuts are creeping back into the conversation, in part thanks to Larry Summers' comments.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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Big deals are back with a $53 billion bang

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 06:17

Tech Insider

traders celebrate — Fading recession fears are helping to fuel a new deals boom.
Charles Platiau/Reuters

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Steep rate cuts are coming as the job market looks poised to weaken, Wells Fargo strategist says

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 12:09

Tech Insider : Economy

Jerome Powell hearing — Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

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The economy's gone from strength to strength after the pandemic — but no one quite knows why, or what comes next

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 05:21

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Frustrated stock trader — The S&P 500 has hit record highs this year.
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The Fed has a very strong case to keep rates higher for longer

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 08:16

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Jerome Powell — The case for keeping interest rates higher for longer is strong.
Amber Baesler/AP Photo

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There's a 'meaningful' chance the Fed's next move is a rate hike, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 15:14

Tech Insider : Economy

A photo of Larry Summers — Summers says odds are "meaningful" that the Fed's next rate move is a bump higher.
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

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Commercial real estate is in big trouble — and the problems may have major financial fallout

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

skyscrapers — Shutterstock/Getty Images

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Don't count on mortgage rates falling just yet. A Fed official says interest rate cuts may only come in the summer.

Tue, 02/13/2024 - 02:59

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Branch President Raphael Bostic poses for portrait in front of Atlanta, Georgias Federal Reserve Bank on August 4, 2020. — President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic.
Eric Hart Jr./The Washington Post/Getty Images

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