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Housing Market Defies Higher Rates as Strong Demand Fuels Construction Boom

Housing Market Defies Higher Rates as Strong Demand Fuels Construction Boom

Housing stocks are down sharply this year as investors worry about higher interest rates. However activity on the ground continues to accelerate. The Commerce Department reported that February housing starts rose almost 7 percent to 1.77 million. It beat forecasts by...

Stocks Keep Sliding as Inflation Squeezes Profits and Consumers

Stocks Keep Sliding as Inflation Squeezes Profits and Consumers

Stocks fell again last week as investors see more risk from the war in Ukraine and rising inflation. The S&P 500 slid 2.9 percent between Friday, March 4, and Friday, March 11. It was the fourth decline in the last five weeks, miring the index at levels from...

Chart of the Day: Is Bitcoin’s Long Slide Finally Ending?

Chart of the Day: Is Bitcoin’s Long Slide Finally Ending?

Bitcoin has been under pressure since early November, but now the top cryptocurrency may be showing signs of turning higher. The first pattern on this chart is the 50-day simple moving average ( SMA ) with our Moving Average Speed custom script. This indicator shows...

Bullish Call Volume Was Just Detected in This High Flying Coal Miner

Bullish Call Volume Was Just Detected in This High Flying Coal Miner

Coal miners have surged as the Ukraine crisis boosts energy prices, and options traders are active in a key name. Check out this large transaction in Peabody Energy (BTU), the world's largest private-sector coal miner: Some 7,500 December 25 calls were sold for an...