Most Asian Markets Higher After Wall Street Gains

With Mr. Powell’s language likely to face fierce scrutiny, any misstep could temporarily shake markets. “Powell’s polished, but still a bit wet behind the ears in terms of communication—many central banks once in a while have the problem of having to walk back what they’ve said… Janet Yellen had her fair …

California is the largest electric-vehicle market in the United States, accounting for approximately half of the nearly 800,000 EVs on the road nationwide. But, according to surveys conducted by researchers at the University of California, Davis, the rapid growth in the number of EVs and charging stations in …

Before the recent market drop, I felt that 2018 was not going to buy and hold year as in my January 10 article, I commented that “I am still expecting one or more meaningful corrections in 2018.” This is the message from the monthly ATR analysis, as the ranges are likely to be wide over the next few months.

Warren Buffett auctions a lunch date for charity every year, and the winning bid usually stretches to seven figures. He twice sold his used cars to fans for multiples of their Kelly Blue Book value. Someone once even paid more than $200,000 to purchase his old wallet. (It had a stock tip inside.) For those who …

Traders seem unconvinced by the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tilt, with the market still pricing in less than the three quarter-point rate hikes that officials have signaled as likely this year. Minutes of the Fed’s January meeting indicated confidence the economy is strengthening amid signs inflation is rising.

WASHINGTON—Two months of steep declines in sales of new homes across the U.S. haven’t persuaded many economists that the housing market is turning lower. Purchases of newly built single-family homes—a relatively narrow slice of all U.S. home sales—fell 7.8% in January after dropping 7.6% in …

WASHINGTON—U.S. derivatives regulators are expected to file “more than 10” fraud and market-manipulation cases in the next weeks as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman implements his back-to-basics approach, according to a person familiar with the CFTC’s enforcement operation.

Though the sales market in the Home Counties—sought-after counties surrounding London—is picking up steam, fewer super prime properties in the area were put up for rent during 2017. Rentals in the area tend to pick up when the sales market slows and vice versa. Jemma Scott of Knight Frank noted …