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  • March 12, 2025

February CPI: Shelter inflation rises less than expected

February's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report saw inflation rise by 0.2% month-over-month and 2.8% year-over-year, as published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), just below economist expectations of 0.3% monthly and 2.9% annual gains. What does this all mean for shelter inflation and housing costs? Yahoo Finance senior housing reporter Dani Romero comes on Wealth to break down how shelter prices rose 0.3% monthly and 4.2% annually in February, both below economists' expectations, while also examining rent price trends. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here.

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  • March 12, 2025

The bull market is 'globalizing' away from the US

Long-term thematic investments have become a focus, particularly in European (EUFN, FEZ, EUAD) and Asian markets. TPW Advisory founder Jay Pelosky joins Market Domination to discuss this shift and the importance of understanding these trends. "We are at the beginning of a secular change in global equity leadership away from the United States, which has been the dominant market since the great financial crisis bottomed 15-plus years ago to the rest of the world," Pelosky says. Pelosky explains that "fiscal stimulus" is moving from the US to other parts of the world, which means that "the bull market is moving — globalizing — to non-US leadership." He further highlights that any pullbacks in Europe are opportunities and "should be bought." "If there is a permanent ceasefire in Ukraine ... the reconstruction of that country will be extremely beneficial to the infrastructure sector in Europe, which is already benefiting from tremendous spending that's going to come down the pike over the next three to five years in defense and in AI," Pelosky adds. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Josh Lynch

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  • March 11, 2025

Are tariffs, growth concerns taking root in Big Tech stocks?

As recession fears and murmurs of slowing economic growth begin to float about investors' minds, what does this all mean for Big Tech players and the broad tech landscape? Seaport Research Partners senior analyst Aaron Kessler sits down with Market Domination's Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton to talk about where certain mega-cap tech companies, like Amazon (AMZN), fit into narratives around macro uncertainty, tariff worries, and CapEx spending on AI. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here.

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  • March 8, 2025

Stock Investors Go on Defense With Dividends

Rattled by the threat of trade restrictions and a slowing economy, some investors are turning to a classic defensive play: dividend stocks. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats—an index of companies that have raised dividends in each of the past 25 years—has returned about 3.5% this year, counting price changes and dividend payments as of Thursday’s market close. As President Trump’s tariff threats helped drag the S&P 500 on Friday to its worst week since September, some money managers said such time-tested stocks, and their regular cash payments, could shine even brighter in the months ahead.

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  • March 8, 2025

Home sellers are now prioritizing ease of sale, Opendoor CEO says

Sixty-five percent of first-time home sellers say they would have been willing to accept 20% less to avoid the stress of preparing their home for sale, according to Opendoor (OPEN), an online residential real estate platform. Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler joins Wealth with Madison Mills to discuss the state of the current housing market for sellers and buyers. "[Nearly] two-thirds of sellers saying they would have taken something less to avoid the traditional listing process of getting your home ready for sale, staging it, going through the uncertainty of the offer process, exposing yourself to the risk of fall through where one in four buyers are falling through on contract," Wheeler tells Yahoo Finance. The CEO says the finding signals "that while maximizing price for sure is a priority for home sellers, this generation of sellers are also looking to prioritize convenience and certainty, particularly in this market that's been really tough for home sellers." Watch the video above to hear from Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler about the housing market, including challenges for buyers, homebuying seasonality, and more. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

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  • March 8, 2025

SPY, VOO, or QQQ: Discover Which ETF Reigns Supreme for U.S. Investors

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become a mainstay of today’s financial markets, offering easy and instant diversification, low costs, and reliable performance that reduces volatility while maximizing returns. Three of the largest and most popular are the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). Like stocks, ETFs trade on exchanges, providing investors direct access to portfolios of stocks rather than individual companies. Their low costs, s

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  • March 7, 2025

This real estate broker expects a 'very strong market' ahead

Mortgage rates fell to a new 2025 low as applications rose. Douglas Elliman associate broker, Noble Black, sat down with Madison Mills on Wealth to discuss the state of the US housing market. "Nationally, I think people are looking at a very strong market for at least the next, I think, people are saying 12 to 18 months," Black tells Yahoo Finance. "We've got strong activity, but I think if we can get mortgage rates continuing to go down dramatically, you're going to see a lot more people coming back into the market." Watch the video above to hear more about Noble Black's outlook on the housing market. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

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