Recent Articles from Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Double-digit Increases In Aluminum, Steel And Copper Costs Drive Up Producer Price Indexes For Construction Materials And Equipment
The producer price index for materials and services used in nonresidential construction rose 3.3 percent from December 2024 to December 2025, propelled by double-digit increases in aluminum, steel and copper prices, according […]
Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina
Thomas & Hutton (T&H), a privately held and employee-owned professional services firm known for its award-winning culture and 80 years of shaping communities across the Southeast, is pleased to announce […]
Analysis-For stock market, AI turns from lifting all boats to sinking ships
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Investors are discovering that the artificial intelligence landscape is not just fertile ground for stocks — it is also a minefield. Enthusiasm […]
S&P 500, Dow muted after jobs data; Alphabet, Microsoft drag on Nasdaq
By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal Feb 11 (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes lost steam on Wednesday following a renewed selloff in software stocks, while investors assessed stronger-than-expected employment data that […]
Wall Street set for muted open after tech rebound; economic data awaited
By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal Feb 10 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were on track to open flat on Tuesday after a sharp rally in the previous session as tech stocks bounced […]
Wall Street advances as tech bounces further off of recent losses
By Sinéad Carew and Twesha Dikshit Feb 9 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose solidly after a shaky start on Monday, as technology stocks found their footing following […]
Wall St rallies after bruising tech slump, Amazon down on AI capex lift
By Pranav Kashyap and Twesha Dikshit Feb 6 (Reuters) – Wall Street bounced back on Friday following a heavy tech rout earlier in the week, though Amazon slid sharply after […]
GOLDMAN: I’m Bored of AI — What’s Next?
I don’t know who invented AI, but they did a very good job of it. All I hear about and read about and worry about these days is AI. Really! It’s in my computer. It’s in my phone. It’s in my car. It’s in my refrigerator. It’s in […]
MARGENAU: Babies of “Notch Babies”
This is going to be a column about the infamous “notch babies.” I thought this issue had died, because frankly, almost everyone affected by this glitch in Social Security law has died. […]
Consumers keep contradicting themselves. What does that mean for 2026?
(c) 2025 , The Washington Post · Jaclyn Peiser The consumer is resilient, but the consumer is cautious. Americans are feeling down about the economy, but Americans are still buying. […]
Compass Market Outlook: 2026 Will Bring the Most Balanced Housing Market in Years
Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP) has released its first Housing Market Outlook, a forward-looking view of what’s ahead for the U.S. market in 2026 and beyond. Developed by Compass Chief Economist Mike Simonsen, […]
Strength Amid Rising Challenges For The U.S. Private Mortgage Insurance Sector In 2026
S&P Global Ratings views the U.S. mortgage insurance (MI) sector as stable, supported by robust capitalization, strong operating profitability, and superior portfolio quality, although partly offset by near-term macroeconomic challenges, […]
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