Recent Articles from Tom Margenau
Over 40 new homes to be featured on this fall’s Greater Charlotte Parade of Homes
Thirty-seven new homes and five virtual entries from some of the area’s top builders will be open to the public for free, self-guided tours during the Home Builders Association of […]
City of Charlotte Cohosted E-transportation Celebration at McNeel Apartments
On August 20, the city’s Corridors of Opportunity program and the Office of Sustainability and Resilience, in partnership with DreamKey Partners and Trips for Kids, hosted a ribbon cutting and celebration in honor of the […]
Nasdaq, S&P 500 lifted by Nvidia’s forecast; investors eye speech by Fed’s Warsh
By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant NEW YORK (Reuters) – The technology-heavy Nasdaq outperformed peers at the close of trade on Thursday after chip maker Nvidia’s bumper revenue […]
Momentum, leveraged trading keep software stocks on roller coaster
By Sinéad Carew and Suzanne McGee Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. software shares have been on a roller coaster and more wild rides likely lie ahead, thanks to AI-driven uncertainty […]
Analysis-US tariff threat upends copper surplus as prices test all-time peak
By Tom Daly Aug 25 (Reuters) – The prospect of U.S. import tariffs could push copper prices to record highs even though there is no global shortage of the metal, […]
Tech drags S&P 500, Nasdaq lower as Iran tensions, Nvidia earnings loom
By Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant Aug 24 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday, dragged by technology stocks, while investors assessed the potential fallout from the […]
Wall St rises in broad rebound; yields push markets towards weekly declines
By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 21 (Reuters) – The main U.S. stock indexes recovered on Friday after a hammering in the previous session, though markets were still on track to end the […]
Share Of Equity-rich Homes Near Five-year Low
ATTOM has released its second quarter 2026 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 41.1 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the country were equity-rich, meaning the combined estimated amount […]
Dollar rebounds from losses sparked by Treasury buyback plan
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rebounded from earlier losses to post a modest gain on Thursday as traders evaluated whether U.S. Treasury Department efforts to […]
Fed officials tread carefully after Treasury’s bond market intervention
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Two Federal Reserve officials expressed caution on Thursday when asked how the Treasury Department’s debt management changes could affect the U.S. central bank’s monetary […]
GOLDMAN: Help AI Help You Ace Your Job Hunt
AI is great, but it can’t do everything on its own. Sometimes, we humans have to help. Case in point — your next job hunt. Sooner or later, you’ll have one. If you’ve just graduated and are desperately searching […]
MARGENAU: There Is a Reason for the Rules
People often complain to me about Social Security rules that they think are unnecessary. But there is almost always a good reason for the rules. I’ve saved up some emails […]
Latest News
- ATTOM Expands AI-powered Property Intelligence With Launch Of Hyperlocal Home Price Index
- Construction Employment Increases In 36 States And D.C. From July 2025 To July 2026; 28 States Add Jobs From June To July As Association Warns More Jobs Are At Risk
- Over 40 new homes to be featured on this fall’s Greater Charlotte Parade of Homes
- City of Charlotte Cohosted E-transportation Celebration at McNeel Apartments
- Share Of Equity-rich Homes Near Five-year Low
- In the priciest markets, saving and breaking even on a home purchase can take a buyer into their retirement years
- Construction Input Costs Climb 7.1 Percent Between July 2025 And July 2026 As Impacts From War And Tariffs Spread Beyond Petroleum And Metals
- Rent burden hits families with children hardest
- ATTOM report finds less than half of opportunity zones post annual home price growth
- Fairfield completes 307-home Cavella community in Charlotte’s North Tryon
- Construction Spending Falls 3.2 Percent Annually In June; Contractors Urge Officials To Avoid Policies That Could Further Weaken Demand
- Study Finds Renters are Prioritizing Trust Over Price
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- CBRE Adds Veteran Office and Healthcare Leasing Professional Grant Keyes to Charlotte Team
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Ryo Yamamoto’s Professional Engineer Licensure in North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Project Engineers
- City of Charlotte Introduces New Deputy City Manager and New Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services
- JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members
- Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte
- Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
- Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
- MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head
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