Light Vehicles Sales "Beat the tariff" at 17.3 million SAAR in April

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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Wards Auto released their estimate of light vehicle sales for April: Tariff-Induced Buying Pumps U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales for Second Month in April (pay site).

Tariff-related buying lifted sales over …

‘Never satisfied’: Bompastor turns sights to Chelsea treble after sealing WSL glory

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 07:35 UTC

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Blues clinch sixth straight domestic title
‘I always look for ‘perfect’ … I’m focused on the treble’

Chelsea’s manager, Sonia Bompastor, immediately turned her attention towards the prospect of complet…

Thursday: Unemployment Claims, ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Vehicle Sales

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 00:50 UTC

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Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for i…

Microsoft shares jump after strong AI demand lifts cloud unit

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 00:15 UTC

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Profits rise nearly a fifth in March quarter sending stock up as much as 9% in after-hours trading

Microsoft shares jump after strong AI demand boosts cloud unit

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 20:50 UTC

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Profits rise nearly a fifth in March quarter sending stock up 6% after-hours

Microsoft shares jump after software giant’s earnings top forecasts

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 20:15 UTC

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Profits rise nearly 20% in March quarter sending stock up nearly 6% after-hours

Freddie Mac House Price Index Mostly Unchanged in March; Up 3.0% Year-over-year

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 17:40 UTC

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Freddie Mac House Price Index Mostly Unchanged in March; Up 3.0% Year-over-year

A brief excerpt:

Freddie Mac reported that its “National” Home Pr…

NAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 6.1% in March; Down 0.6% YoY

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

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From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Jumped 6.1% in March

Pending home sales increased 6.1% in March – the greatest month-to-month increase since December 2023 (+7.0%) – according to the National Associa…

Personal Income increased 0.5% in March; Spending increased 0.7%

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

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The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for March:

Personal income increased $116.8 billion (0.5 percent at a monthly rate) in March, according to estimates released today by the U.S…

Trump officials increasingly recruit local police for immigration enforcement despite ‘red flags’

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:20 UTC

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Agreements with agencies in 38 states resurrect aggressive tactics shelved more than a decade ago amid alarms about civil rights abuses

The first few months of 2025 have been tumultuous for Sheriff Bi…