The U.S. housing market faced a sobering reality check this week as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI) slumped to a reading of 36 for February 2026. This unexpected decline, down from 37 in January, marks the 22nd consecutive month
Homebuilding company Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 15.4% year on year to $2.15 billion. Its GAAP profit of $2.19 per share was 3.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
U.S. stock futures fluctuated on Tuesday following Friday’s mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed at the beginning of the holiday-shortened week as the markets were closed on Monday for Presidents’ Day.
As the first quarter of 2026 gets underway, the American economic landscape is being fundamentally reshaped by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA). Signed into law by President Trump following a heated legislative battle in late 2025, the sweeping fiscal package has begun to filter through the pockets of
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Date: January 16, 2026 Introduction In an era where the United States housing market has been defined by interest rate volatility and inventory shortages, Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) has emerged as a resilient outlier. While many homebuilders have struggled to maintain margins amidst the Federal Reserve's "higher-for-longer" monetary stance, Toll Brothers has successfully leveraged [...]
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the financial sector, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 8, 2026, directing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS). The directive, aimed at bypasses the Federal Reserve’s traditional interest-rate-setting authority, seeks to directly
