Marketplace Minute

Stock markets close higher; Americans’ financial well-being remains steady; Layoffs at Pixar; Feds to sell off a gasoline stockpile in the Northeast.

Fed Governor Christopher Waller basically rules out an interest rate hike; a change at the top of the FDIC; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tries to convince U.S. allies to use seized Russian assets to help Ukraine; Macy’s reported its latest quarterly earnings today.

Markets were mixed; Investors eye tech stocks this week as Microsoft announces AI computer; Cruise stocks are smooth sailing; Weight loss drugs boost online pharmacy service.

China aims sanctions at the U.S.; Senate report finds carmakers used parts from a banned supplier; Target cuts prices; Red Lobster files for bankruptcy.

Stocks close mixed; UAW’s unionization efforts have been mixed; Conference Board points to weak consumer outlooks, factory orders; index of current economy improved in April.

The Conference Board’s forward-looking index falls; Reddit reaches a deal with OpenAI; China puts out a housing market rescue plan; Chevy Bolt owners are in line for settlement money.

Stocks fall; monthly increase biggest since March 2022; housing starts rise; initial jobless claims fall.

Housing starts rise; manufacturing output falls; initial jobless claims decline; Netflix buys the rights to Christmas Day NFL games.

Stocks rise; inflation remains above Federal Reserve’s target; retail sales flat in April; homebuilder sentiment declines.

Consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 3.4%, a small decrease from March; retail sales were flat in April, as bargain-hunting shoppers held back; Justice Department says Boeing has breached deferred prosecution agreement; IEA trims global oil demand growth forecast.