1+ hour, 31+ min ago (88+ words) Michael Dell speaking at a conference in October. His namesake company is due to post results late Tuesday. (Michael Short/Bloomberg News) Before Thanksgiving travel and Black Friday shopping grab the spotlight, some notable earnings and delayed economic reports are due. Here's what to watch for: Earnings (a.m.): Abercrombie & Fitch, Alibaba, Analog Devices, Best Buy, J.M. Smucker, Kohl's Earnings (p.m.): Autodesk, Dell, HP, Workday Other economic reports: Retail sales for September, home-price indexes and pending home sales, business inventories and consumer-confidence data...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago (173+ words) John Williams, who heads the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said Friday he saw room for another "near-term" interest-rate reduction. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) Next month's interest-rate decision by the Federal Reserve could be an unusually close call, though in recent days investors have been leaning their bets toward a cut. Here's a breakdown of the stance of the 12 policymakers who will vote on Dec. 10. Likely to favor a cut: Governor Christopher Waller has called repeatedly for a cut, arguing it would be "additional insurance" against a faster deterioration in the labor market. New York Fed President John Williams said Friday he saw room for another "near-term" cut. Governor Stephen Miran, on leave as a White House adviser, has voted for bumper rate cuts. He told Bloomberg last week that recent data should "push one in the dovish direction." Governor…...

11+ hour, 3+ min ago (225+ words) The Editorial Board speaks for free markets and free people, the principles, if you will, marked in the watershed year of 1776 by Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations." So over the past century and into the next, the Journal stands for free trade and sound money; against confiscatory taxation and the ukases of kings and other collectivists; and for individual autonomy against dictators, bullies and even the tempers of momentary majorities." The Gang That Couldn't Indict Straight Trump's revenge lawfare on James Comey and Letitia James gets thrown out of court. President Trump's lawfare revenge tour has gone bust. A judge on Monday dismissed the Justice Department's cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan wasn't properly appointed as federal prosecutor and had no authority…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (131+ words) Inside Atlanta's First Government-Funded Supermarket... (Second column, 6th story, link) Inside Atlanta's First Government-Funded Supermarket Goal is for store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years ATLANTA'When the Azalea Fresh Market opened this summer, it became the only supermarket to operate in this city's downtown in two decades. To make that happen, the city contributed $8 million in cash and other grants. Now, this 20,000 square-foot store is the beginning of what officials hope will be more publicly funded, but privately run supermarkets to come. The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years. The city is already aiding the construction of a second planned store 6 miles away, expected to open next year....

18+ hour, 29+ min ago (216+ words) Craig Karmin is the real estate bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. Prior to that he was the markets editor for the Journal's finance group. Craig earlier worked as a reporter at the Journal, where he covered the hospitality industry and real estate. He has also written about financial markets and investing for WSJ.Craig previously reported on Congress for the Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C., and he was a foreign correspondent in Prague following the collapse of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc communist regimes. Craig holds political science and journalism degrees from University of California, Berkeley, and he won a National Association of Real Estate Editors award for his story about prisons that were converted into hotels. His book, "Biography of the Dollar," was a best-seller and has been translated into several languages. Inside Marriott's Disastrous Bet on…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago (135+ words) USA to Skip Publication of GDP Estimate... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:More Americans getting power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up...What S&P 500 is hiding about economy...How tech broke the job market...Happiness at record low... U.S. to Skip Publication of Initial Third-Quarter GDP Estimate BEA and other U.S. stats agencies have been working to catch up on releases following the government shutdown The federal government will skip publication of its delayed initial estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product, instead aiming to get back on track with an update that remains to be rescheduled, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Monday. The initial GDP estimate for the July-to-September quarter had been due on Oct. 30, but was delayed because of the government shutdown....

12+ hour, 58+ min ago (169+ words) Review & Outlook: Democrats in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City focused on the cost of living and Trump's unpopularity, and they rolled to big victories. What do Republicans need to do to avoid another wipeout in 2026? It's Time for a Moderate Moment Centrists need to fight the growing radicalism in both parties. I never have to wait in line to vote in an election primary. Even during the most crowded hours, I go straight to the head of the queue. In fact there is no queue, because I am alone. I am a beleaguered Republican of New York's Upper West Side. Whether I'm at a party or walking the dog, when politics comes up, some pearl-clutcher always rhetorically asks, "How could anyone be a Republican?" I politely respond: "I'm a Republican. A Rockefeller Republican." Sometimes I'm aggressively challenged. But…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (155+ words) Retail earnings are back in focus on Tuesday, with results due from Kohl's, which named a new CEO yesterday, and Best Buy. So far this reporting season, chains including Walmart and T.J. Maxx parent TJX have logged strong results, suggesting a solid holiday shopping season ahead. Shutdown-delayed economic data is also due, including retail sales and the producer-price index, both for September. The PPI will be among the last inflation readings the Federal Reserve sees before its rate decision next month. Rising expectations for a cut have kick-started markets in recent days. Stock futures were little changed early Tuesday, while indexes in Europe and Asia inched higher. Chinese gauges got a boost after Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping spoke on Monday and the U.S. leader said he would visit Beijing in April. Bitcoin prices held below $90,000. " Get smarter about markets with our…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (281+ words) " This is an online version of my Markets A.M. newsletter. Get investing insights in your inbox each weekday by signing up here'it's free. "The stock market's thousand-dollar club was worth every penny. When Netflix split its stock 10-for-one last week, it left that exceptional group'members of A split doesn't affect the value of an investor's shares, and brokers offering fractional ownership now make splits unnecessary. But there's a longstanding tendency to bid prices up on the news. Analysts at UBS have said the effect has averaged about two percentage points in the session following a split announcement. There was even a gimmicky split-focused fund that shut down in 2017. Far more common are reverse splits, which reduce shares outstanding. They predominate because most stocks perform poorly (indexes march higher because of a small number of winners). Companies fearful of delisting, often "penny…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago (365+ words) Best Auto Refinance Lenders Best Auto Purchase Loans Updated November 25, 2025, 9:26 AM EST Mortgage rates are up and still under 7%. Today's national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.34%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is 5.69%. Mortgage rates have remained within a relatively tight range over the last couple of months. Now that the U.S. government has reopened and the flow of federal economic data has partially resumed, we could see a bit more rate movement as investors gear up for the December Federal Reserve meeting. Current mortgage rates are up today and lower than they were seven days ago. Rates are lower than they were in early 2025, when the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached above 7%. But rates are still relatively high as fears around stubborn inflation have kept the Federal Reserve from lowering its…...