Permitting activity moved higher, an indication that home builders expect the strong demand for housing to continue.
Gold trades higher Tuesday, with prices extending their climb after bullion hit its loftiest level since January on the back of a weaker U.S. dollar and continued fretting about inflation and market valuations.
U.S. Treasury yields edge higher Tuesday, with appetite for bonds cooling as stocks appears to catch a bid, dimming some of the support for long-term bonds.
Oil futures rise, with the global benchmark, Brent crude, briefly pushing above the $70-a-barrel threshold for the first time since mid-March, as traders focus on reopening activity in the U.S. and Europe.
Amazon.com Inc. is in discussions to buy MGM Holdings Inc, the studio behind the James Bond franchise, according to a report Monday by The Information.
More than a dozen states are taking steps to curtail jobless benefits, a move that some analysts say risks deepening poverty and inequality, and puts those states in a worse position for future downturns.
Amazon has entered talks to buy MGM, the last big independent Hollywood movie studio, in a deal that would help beef up the content portfolio of its Prime Video service,
Making the case for gold
