Marketplace Minute

Oil merger mania continues; American Airlines sees a dismal summer; Pee-Wee’s house is for sale.

American Airlines has revised lower its summer forecast; ConocoPhillips to purchase Marathon Oil; China’s economic forecast gets a boost; another former FTX executive is headed to prison.

Consumer confidence ticked up; home prices set a record; a big oil merger gets the thumbs-up from shareholders.

The consumer confidence index improved after three months of decline; home prices hit another record in March; T-Mobile struck a deal to purchase much of U.S. Cellular; bond investor Gross says Trump presidency would be worse for markets.

Stocks close mostly higher; consumers expect slower inflation; Live Nation hit with second antitrust lawsuit; UAW asks for a new vote in Alabama.

If approved, the NCAA settlement would allow colleges to pay student athletes; business spending picks up in April, according to durable goods report; Justice Department sues to break up Live Nation, calling it a monopoly; Memorial Day travel kicks off with a major test for air travel.

AI drives Nvidia profits higher; New home sales slump; White House says an independent Fed is best.

The chipmaker reported a more than three-fold increase in quarterly revenue; White House says Federal Reserve should remain independent; initial jobless claims inch lower; DuPont plans to split itself up.

Stocks decline on Wednesday; Fed members say lowering inflation will take longer than expected; Existing home sales fall; New tariffs take effect in August.

Target says first quarter comparable sales fell 3.7%; Lowe’s fell about 4%; TJX reports same-store sales today that are up, but below expectations; the average vehicle on the road is now more than 12 years old.