A Missouri court found the National Association of Realtors and two real-estate brokerages guilty of conspiring to inflate real-estate commissions, a decision that will likely have a deep impact on the U.S….
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From AI to diet pills — these are the 50 people influencing the market in 2023
What do Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Shawn Fain and Lina Khan have in common? On the surface, it might not seem like much — one is an impetuous tech-bro genius, another is…
Why Zillow, Redfin and other real-estate stocks tanked after a jury ruling
Shares of real-estate names plunged Tuesday following a jury ruling that has the potential to shake up the way people purchase homes. A Missouri jury earlier Tuesday deemed that the National Association…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Seek to Regain Ground in FTX Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers rested their case Tuesday after seeking to rehabilitate the FTX founder’s credibility from the prosecutors’ two-day grilling. Bankman-Fried, dressed in a gray suit, floundered through the end of Assistant…
Americans are behind on their bills — just in time for holiday shopping season
Americans’ past-due bills are stacking up, and their newly-delinquent debts saw a marked increase in September. The rise in freshly past-due debt is one notable part of a continuing overall climb in…
Biden’s ‘Junk Fee’ Crackdown Comes for Retirement Advice
Americans rolling over their money into an individual retirement account from a 401(k) will have more protections on the advice they get as part of a Labor Department proposal released Tuesday. Under…
Never Mind Covid, Investors Want a Pfizer Obesity Pill
Some of this year’s best performers in the healthcare sector are companies expected to profit from the anti-obesity drug craze, with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk shares both up more than 40%…
Carlsberg CEO says the Putin regime stole brewery operations in Russia
“There is no way around the fact that they have stolen our business in Russia, and we are not going to help them make that look legitimate.” That’s new Carlsberg CEO Jacob…
The Latest Tech Caught in the U.S.-China Trade War: Lasers
Oct. 31, 2023 10:00 am ET Hesai Group, a Shanghai-based maker of laser sensors used for next-generation vehicles, celebrated a Nasdaq stock offering in February that was heralded by some as a…
Who’s Left Out of the Latest Student-Loan Plan? Parents
Millions of parents who took out student loans on behalf of their children were left out of the Biden administration’s new repayment plans. Parent Plus loans, which account for more than $111…