General Motors’ first-quarter earnings are coming Tuesday morning. Investors will want to see progress offsetting higher wages following the 2023 labor negotiations with the United Auto Workers Union. For the first quarter, Wall Street is looking for earnings per share of $2.12 and an operating profit of $3.1 billion from sales of $42.1 billion. A
Mortgage rates topped 7% this past week for the first time in 2024, according to Freddie Mac . The increase comes at a pivotal time for the U.S. housing market, which saw existing-home sales hit a near-30-year low in 2023 as costs rose. Higher rates could reduce buyer demand, slow price growth, further crimp sales,
This past year was more difficult than United Parcel Service imagined when it set its three-year goals back in 2021. UPS stock closed above $200 a share on June 9, after the 2021 meeting. Shares closed this past week at $156.27. On Tuesday, UPS is set to meet with analysts and investors in Louisville, Ky.,