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Mortgage applications for new homes dipped in September from the previous month but remained higher than last year’s levels, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Builder Application Survey released Thursday. The data offers a snapshot of housing demand at a time when market watchers are seeking clues about new-home sales amid the federal government…

The escalating need for AI compute drove triple-digit sales growth for CoreWeave and Nebius Group in the second quarter. CoreWeave and Nebius are racing to expand their data center footprint, and …

US stock futures were little changed Monday night as Wall Street geared up for a packed week of corporate earnings.

The escalating need for AI compute drove triple-digit sales growth for CoreWeave and Nebius Group in the second quarter. CoreWeave and Nebius are racing to expand their data center footprint, and …

Production builders obsess over process, organizing construction so that each phase happens in a predictable, repeatable order. Greg Bennett, CEO of regional builder Smith Douglas Homes, says his schedule is akin to a virtual assembly line: homes are slotted into the schedule and built in that order; it never changes. If one house falls behind, they…

The U.S. is still very much in a housing shortage, but builders have a lot of homes they are trying to sell as they face slower buyer demand, higher costs, and the threat of more tariffs. Realtor Dani Robinson sees firsthand the financial stress people face when buying a home. “I have one little gal…

The U.S. markets are now open, with stocks trading mostly flat. The Dow (+0.09%) and S&P 500 (+0.04%) are up just a few bips, while the Nasdaq (-0.05%) is declining. In small cap land, the Russell …

Nvidia stock was edging down as more details about the chip maker’s business arrangements with ChatGPT-developer OpenAI emerged.

This impressive performance has been driven by a wave of positive news related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), including significant AI …

Production builders obsess over process, organizing construction so that each phase happens in a predictable, repeatable order. Greg Bennett, CEO of regional builder Smith Douglas Homes, says his schedule is akin to a virtual assembly line: homes are slotted into the schedule and built in that order; it never changes. If one house falls behind, they…