[ad_1] BERLIN—Electric-vehicle sales surged worldwide last year, driven mainly by strong growth in China and Europe, according to fresh data and estimates, providing relief to a broader car market that…
[ad_1] Home-buying sentiment is glum as we enter 2023, thanks to high mortgage rates and home prices, according to new research. Fannie Mae’s FNMA, -2.83% Home Purchase Sentiment Index rose…
[ad_1] Twitter Inc. said it plans to expand the political advertising it allows on the social-media platform after banning most political ads in 2019, in the latest policy change by new owner Elon…
[ad_1] The numbers: The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city house price index fell 0.5% in October, its fourth monthly decline. Year-over-year prices rose rose 8.6%, slowing from 10.4% in the previous…
[ad_1] Shares of Chinese pharmaceutical companies plunged Tuesday morning on Chinese bourses, continuing a slide that began in the face of competition from Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid earlier this month.…
[ad_1] Elon Musk tried to back out of his $44 billion deal for Twitter over the summer as valuations for advertising-dependent technology platforms plunged, but now he seems to want…
[ad_1] Food inflation slowed in November. Food prices rose 10.6% last month compared with a year ago, down from 10.9% in October, according to government data released Tuesday. Grocery prices,…
[ad_1] Crypto.com has become the latest exchange to give clients a snapshot of its reserves holdings, as the crypto industry looks to calm jittery investors after the stunning implosion last…
[ad_1] Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. plunged more than 6% Tuesday after European Union regulators dealt its digital-ad business a potentially devastating blow. Privacy officials ruled Facebook’s parent company META,…
[ad_1] If you’re suffering from hair loss, then zinc, pumpkin-seed oil and an active ingredient found in chili peppers may actually help, according to a new report. A new research…
[ad_1] Oil futures ended lower on Friday, but gained for the week, as investors awaited a pair of events: a Sunday meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries…
[ad_1] U.K. house prices took a sharp tumble in November, falling by the most since the height of the pandemic, according to Nationwide Buliding Society. The latest survey, released Thursday,…
[ad_1] Consumer confidence in Germany is set to continue to stabilize in December, although remaining at a very low level. Market research group GfK’s forward-looking consumer-sentiment index forecasts confidence rising…
[ad_1] Credit-card application rates remained strong this year at an average of 26.7% — 3.6 percentage points above the average rate for 2021 — amid large increases in balances and…
[ad_1] U.K. inflation accelerated in October, reaching a fresh four-decade high, as higher wholesale energy prices fed through households’ utility bills. The U.K.’s Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that…
[ad_1] General Motors Co. GM, +1.81% is pausing its paid advertising on Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social-media site, saying it wants more information about the site’s direction under…
[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — High mortgage rates and recession fears are hurting home prices, so expect growth to be flat this year, one expert says. “Our forecast is for home-price…
[ad_1] The Federal Reserve can get inflation back down to its 2% target without throwing a wrench in the strong labor market, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on…
[ad_1] Macy’s Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. became the latest retailers to lower their financial goals for the year, citing risks of a steeper economic downturn and slowdown in consumer spending. Macy’s M, +4.00%, the biggest U.S.…
[ad_1] There’s no respite for home buyers these days. From rising rates, high home prices, and an uncertain economic outlook, shoppers are finding it hard to jump into purchasing a…
[ad_1] The Biden administration is preparing new export controls on semiconductors and the machines to make them, the latest push in its effort to deny China the ability to make…
[ad_1] The numbers: Americans feel a lot better because of falling gas prices: A survey of U.S. consumer confidence jumped to a five-month high of 108 in September. The strong…
[ad_1] After seeing its stock price cut in half so far this year, PayPal Holdings Inc. now seems to be slowly making its way back into Wall Street’s good graces…