Wholesale prices fell 0.5% in October for biggest monthly drop since April 2020

Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesWholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 2½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed.The producer price index, which measures final-demand...

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TGT, TJX, SIRI, AAP and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Target — Shares surged nearly 14% after the retail giant beat earnings and revenue expectations for its third quarter, with help from as purchases in high-frequency categories like food and beauty helped boost otherwise weaker customer spending. Target...

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Mortgage demand at highest level in 5 weeks after interest rates fall

Potential homebuyers attend an open house in Seattle.Mike Kane | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCurrent homeowners and potential homebuyers are responding to lower mortgage rates, albeit slowly.Mortgage demand rose 2.8% last week, compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. That was the second...

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Siemens Energy clinches state guarantees amid annual loss

Siemens Energy site in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany, August 3, 2022.Wolfgang Rattay | ReutersSiemens Energy has secured 7.5 billion euros ($8.15 billion) in project-related state guarantees from the German government, hours before announcing a nearly 5 billion euro loss for its fiscal year.The German economy ministry announced late...

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Target (TGT) earnings Q3 2023

A Target department store in North Miami Beach, Florida, on May 17, 2023.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesTarget will report fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as the company tries to claw its way back from a string of disappointing results and high-profile setbacks.Investors will listen for any signs that the...

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