Pending home sales hit a fresh record low in July as declining mortgage rates failed to spark increased activity, in part because of the uncertainty over the election.
Shares of Campbell Soup Co. are down 0.3% in premarket trades Thursday after the soups and foods company swung to a fourth-quarter loss but delivered stronger-than-expected sales outlook.
A new research paper from a regional Fed bank suggests the U.S. central bank should return to a shorter-duration portfolio that was common before the global financial crisis.
The cost of gasoline at the pump has been falling ahead of the traditional end to the summer driving season. Analysts warn that drivers still can’t rule out the risk of a spike, even as demand typically starts to drop off at this time of year.