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Strategists are all in agreement that interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are coming in 2024 — they just can’t agree on when exactly. The bond market is seemingly already pricing in rate cuts, whereas Key Advisors Wealth Management Co-Founder and CEO Eddie Ghabour believes this is not as bullish a course of action as investors should believe. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb #youtube #interestrates #yahoofinance About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription to Yahoo Finance Plus get the […]

Sam Altman was removed as CEO of artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI over the weekend. The surprise ousting of Altman — who co-founded OpenAI — has prompted unnamed investors to explore legal options against the company’s board, according to a Reuters report. However, OpenAI’s hybrid corporate structure poses challenges to lawsuits. The firm has a non-profit arm that funds its for-profit operating entity. This setup provides substantial legal liability protections. Yahoo Finance Legal Reporter Alexis Keenan breaks down the details of OpenAI’s unique corporate structure, providing insights into the limited avenues investors have to take legal action against OpenAI’s leadership shakeup. For more expert insight and the latest market action, […]

Sales of existing homes fell sharply in October, down 4.1% from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.79 million. That’s the lowest level since August 2010. Year-over-year, sales fell 14.6%, according to the data from the National Association of Realtors. The median home price was $391,800, an increase of 3.4% from a year ago. Despite high mortgage rates hampering many potential buyers, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun notes in the release that “multiple offers… are still occurring, especially on starter and mid-priced homes, even as price concessions are happening in the upper end of the market.” Yahoo Finance Live breaks down the report. For more expert insight and […]

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) shares are putting in the green Tuesday morning after reporting a third-quarter earnings beat. The sports retailer raised its full-year outlook after putting up with retail theft concerns and profit pull-backs in 2023. Wells Fargo Equity Research Analyst Will Gaertner calls this earnings report very important for the brand, pointing to its private label brands as a big margin driver for retail customers. “Look, they clearly have momentum going into the holiday,” Gaertner tells Yahoo Finance. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo […]

According to Deloitte’s Annual Black Friday-Cyber Monday survey, consumers plan to spend an average of $567 during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, up 13% from last year. While consumers seem to be ready to increase spending during this holiday season, wallets will certainly be hurt as inflation remains steady for necessities like food. Stacey Widlitz, SW Retail Advisors Chief International Store Hunter, joins Yahoo Finance to give insight into where consumers will be looking for the best deals and which retailers poised to capitalize on current economic trends during this holiday season. On where consumers are focused Widlitz explains: “Obviously consumers are spending on necessities, you know, we’re talking […]

According to the CME Fedwatch tool, 30% of interest rate traders are pricing in the Fed’s first rate cut to come in March 2024. Verdence Capital Advisors Chief Investment Officer Megan Horneman joins Yahoo Finance Live to weigh in on a feasible timeline for a rate cut. Horneman predicts a rate cut in the second half of next year — possibly even as far out as 2025. Horneman refers to housing, services, and wage inflation as impacting factors that “are still growing on an annual basis well above what the Fed wants.” Horneman plainly points out her concern about rate optimism and insists “some pain in the economy” will be […]