Existing home sales climbed 2.2% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.24 million, according to the National Association of Realtors, the strongest pace since February 2024. Economists polled by Bloomberg expected existing home sales to hit a pace of 4.2 million in December.

President Trump's first week in office has brought a barrage of executive orders and tariff talk, but investors appear to be shrugging off the uncertainty. The Cboe Volatility Index, the widely followed fear gauge that trades under the ticker VIX,

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations

U.S. stocks are drifting near a record as Wall Street’s recent rally loses some momentum. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early trading Thursday, a day after after pulling to the edge of its all-time high set in early December.

U.S. stocks are edging back from their all-time high as they close out a second straight winning week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% on Friday, a day after setting a