This post was originally published on TKer.co Stocks ticked lower last week, with the S&P 500 declining 0.7{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f}. The index is now up 10.9{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f} from its October 12 closing low of 3,577.03 and down 17.3{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f} from its January 3 closing high of 4,796.56. On Thursday, I had the privilege of […]

Sales of existing homes fell in October for the ninth straight month, down 5.9{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f} from a month earlier as buyers faced mortgage rates that have doubled in the past year, the National Association of Realtors said on Friday. Sales, at an annual pace of 4.43 million, are now 28.4{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f} below […]

Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter, stoking further uncertainty about the outlook as global recession risks, a weak yen and higher import costs took a toll on household consumption and businesses. The world’s third biggest economy has struggled to motor on […]