Feb. US home contract signings tumble, now lag year-ago pace
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes last month fell by the most since last year’s virus outbreak…
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Robinhood cans the confetti, unveils new celebratory designs
NEW YORK — The bursts of confetti that shower screens of Robinhood investors when they make their first trade — and serve as the punchline…
China’s Huawei says 2020 sales rose despite US sanctions
BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei said today it eked out higher sales and profit last year but growth plunged after its smartphone unit was…
Walgreens: Fiscal Q2 earnings snapshot
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. today reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $1.03 billion. On a per-share basis, the company said it had…
China manufacturing rebounds in March amid tech, virus risks
BEIJING — China’s factory activity rebounded in March from a three-month slowdown as export orders rose, a survey showed today. A monthly index of manufacturing…
US home prices soared in January by most in seven years
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices increased at the fastest pace in seven years in January as the pandemic has fueled demand for single-family houses even…
Dapper Labs, creators of NBA Top Shot, get $305M in funding
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Canadian blockchain technology company Dapper Labs has secured $305 million in private funding — some of it from current and former…
German industrial union, employers reach pay agreement
BERLIN — Germany’s biggest industrial union and employers today reached a deal that will give workers a one-time “corona bonus” and envisions an extra annual…
Canal service provider says container ship in Suez set free
SUEZ, Egypt — Salvage teams today set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, a canal services firm…
Houghton Mifflin shedding consumer books for $349 million
NEW YORK — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is selling HMH Books & Media, which includes titles by J.R.R. Tolkien and the Curious George children’s series, to…