Asian Stock Markets Follow Wall St up as Omicron Fears Ease
Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street hit a new high as fears of the coronavirus’s omicron variant eased.
Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street hit a new high as fears of the coronavirus’s omicron variant eased.
Sales of new single-family homes rose 12.4% in November, the fastest pace in seven months, with low mortgage rates continuing to fuel heightened demand.
U.S. consumer prices rose 5.7% over the past year, the fastest pace in 39 years as a surge in inflation battered Americans as the holiday shopping season was getting under way.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, remaining at a historically low level that reflects the job market’s strong recovery from the coronavirus recession last year.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is announcing more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.
Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy pumped up corporate profits.
Intel Corp. has apologized for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the chipmaker became the latest foreign brand attacked by state media over the region where authorities are accused of widespread abuses.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose for the third straight month in November, reflecting strong demand, low mortgage rates and intense competition for a relatively low number of properties on the market.
One day, a mining company hopes to dig up rare materials in one corner of Nebraska that would be used to make steel and aluminum stronger.
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.3% rate in the third quarter according to a third and final estimate of the nation’s economic growth for that period.