A Pikachu Character poses at the Pokemon stand during the Brand Licensing Europe at ExCel on October 04, 2023 in London, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nintendo shares closed 7% higher in Japan on Friday after it revealed sales of “Pokémon Pokopia” surpassed 5 million units on its flagship Switch…
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters outside of the White House in Washington, on Aug. 7, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A tax break for Americans selling their primary residence could become part of the Trump administration’s midterm pitch. But experts say such an effort is unlikely to happen…
A “For Sale” sign outside a home for sale in Crockett, California, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After five weeks of gains, mortgage rates fell very slightly last week. That was enough to bring a bit of demand back to the market. Total mortgage application volume…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Money 101 newsletter with Sharon Epperson, an eight-week financial education series with special monthly editions. Sign up to receive the newsletters, straight to your inbox. They’re also available in Spanish. When Ashton and Adison Lawrence inherited their grandmother’s South Carolina home earlier this summer, the brothers knew they…
HONG KONG, CHINA – 2026/03/06: A young shopper walks past a commercial advertisement for the Nintendo Switch, depicting the gaming character Mario, in Hong Kong. (Photo by Sebastian Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nintendo reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday, beating analysts’ revenue and profit estimates, even as…
Prospective homebuyers eyeing a condominium may soon discover that mortgage lenders are as interested in the condo building as they are in the buyer. New condo-lending policies taking effect on Aug. 3 from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — government-sponsored enterprises that purchase qualifying mortgages on the secondary market — mean that some purchases could…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at BEXCO convention and exhibition centre in Busan on July 19, 2026. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean…
A “Coming Soon” sign outside a home for sale in Hercules, California, US, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued their climb last week, but homebuyers trickled back into the market, perhaps taking advantage of less competition and some price cuts. That helped push total mortgage…
When I met my husband at a work conference in 2013, it was love at first sight. That chance meeting eventually led me to call the beautiful twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago home. At the time, I was building my career in Atlanta as a media consultant working with NFL and NBA players. I…
Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Even as home price gains have slowed, buying a house doesn’t appear to be getting any easier. Homebuyer affordability slid in June for the fifth consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors’ latest housing affordability index. Based on the median price of a single-family house, $446,400,…
