Stocks close higher; index declines at slower pace; fourth quarter GDP expected to decline from prior quarter; PCE data due on Friday.

FAA calls for inspections of Boeing 737-900ER models; ADM investigating its accounting practices; Exxon Mobil sues to stop shareholder proposal on emissions reductions; Macy’s rejects takeover bid.

Stocks close higher; people more optimistic about inflation, incomes; existing home sales fall in December; sales likely to pick up in early 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is changing rules to simplify and speed up assistance; last year, existing home sales were at their lowest since 1995; Apple to grant third-party digital wallet providers access to its one-tap mobile payment system, E.U. says; Congress narrowly averts partial shutdown with stopgap funding bill.

Stocks rise; new unemployment claims lowest level since September 2022; mortgage rates expected to fall further; housing starts tick down.

Banks are paying more to keep deposit accounts; Humana reports higher costs, plans premium increases; unemployment claims for to 16-month low; single-family home construction declined in December.

Stocks fall; sales rise 0.6% from December; homebuilder confidence rises; mortgage applications tick up.

December retail sales rose a brisk 0.6% compared to November; CFPB proposed rules limiting bank overdraft fees; federal judge blocks JetBlue’s proposed merger with Spirit Airlines; China’s economy grows 5.2% in 2023.

Stocks fall; judge argues combination would reduce competition; Goldman Sachs profits rise on wealth management revenue; dealmaking could pick up this year.

The Justices’ decision means Apple must allow alternate in-app purchase methods on iOS devices; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges continued financial support; Boeing increasing Max 9 inspections.