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(RTTNews) – The Australian stock market is expanding its early losses in mid-market trading on Monday, adding to the slight losses in the previous session, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling well below the 9,250.00 level, with weakness in energy and financial partially offset…

Mortgage application activity slipped modestly last week as both purchase and refinance demand eased during the holiday-shortened period. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 2.2% decrease in total application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending July 3, with results adjusted for the Fourth of July holiday. Purchase applications declined 1%…

Key takeaway: Residential infill construction, which is growing in importance as the nation’s housing stock ages, could be the tool Gateway Bank in Oakland, California, needs to complete its turnaround effort. Supporting data: Infill projects made up about 7% of the nation’s homebuilding starts in 2025, according to National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist…

After ending Thursday’s session in positive territory, investors will now watch whether the Sensex and Nifty can extend their recovery on Friday or face fresh volatility. The Indian stock market managed to close higher despite global uncertainty, supported by broad-based buying, although rising crude oil prices, the US-Iran conflict and the start of the June-quarter…

Nvidia (NVDA -1.56%) stock is actually beating the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, up about 11% year to date as of July 22. For most stocks, that’s not bad at all, and most investors would take that. But Nvidia is not like most stocks. It is the largest company in the world by market cap…