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Home prices are expected to rise by about 2.2% nationwide in 2026, but prices could rise even faster in some large U.S. cities (mainly in the Midwest and Northeast).That’s according to a recent forecast from Realtor.com, which predicts the housing market will become “more balanced” as increased inventory slows overall price growth. Even so, moderation is not expected to be felt equally.”The Midwest and Northeast continue to see strong demand despite the broader economic slowdown, primarily due to persistent inventory shortages,” Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at Realtor.com, told CNBC Make It.While many markets in the South and West…

Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta Platforms, at the VivaTech conference in Paris, May 22, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesmeta Former chief AI scientist Yan Lekun called the 29-year-old AI chief “inexperienced” and warned of an exodus of employees from the company.Scale AI co-founder and billionaire Alexander Wang joined Meta as chief AI officer in 2025 after the tech giant bought a 49% stake in his startup. His hiring comes as the competition for AI talent intensifies. Meta reportedly offered a $100 million signing bonus to poach top talent from ChatGPT maker OpenAI as it competes with other…

Keeping airline and airport schedules running on time involves many variables, from staffing issues to unpredictable weather. It is estimated that 38.9 million flights will take place internationally in 2025, and with sensitive geopolitical situations creating airspace constraints, the hurdles impacting punctuality are more difficult than ever. In the airline industry, structural constraints “are becoming part of the baseline, not just a temporary disruption,” aviation analytics firm Cirium says in a new report, On-Time Performance Review 2025. We highlight 12 airports and airlines around the world that achieved outstanding results in terms of punctuality, passenger satisfaction and cost savings last…

Michael Barry attends the premiere of ‘The Big Short’ at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on November 23, 2015.Dimitrios Cambris | Getty ImagesMichael Burley’s quiet bet on Venezuelan oil is back in the spotlight.The investor best known for “The Big Short” said he owns it. valero energy Since 2020, he believes this position has become increasingly attractive as the United States seeks to play a deeper role in reviving Venezuela’s oil industry.“Recognize that many of the Gulf Coast refineries were built specifically for Venezuelan heavy crude oil,” Barry wrote in a Substack blog post on Monday. “So they have…

Yuichiro Chino | Moments | Getty ImagesE-commerce logistics startup Stord has acquired CEVA Logistics subsidiary Shipwire, the company announced on Monday. The deal, for an undisclosed amount and signed on January 1, will add 12 new locations to Stord’s growing logistics network and approximately 60 new employees. Shipwire is an AI fulfillment platform used by e-commerce companies. “This is a great network, great customers, a great team that can leverage our technology and our collective scale,” CEO Sean Henry told CNBC. “And we spin the flywheel on that scale.”The deal also brings dozens of new large and mid-market customers and…

The president criticized President Trump, saying the U.S. threat was an unwarranted interference in Colombia’s internal affairs based on international law.Published January 5, 2026January 5, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareColombian President Gustavo Petro said he would “take up arms” for his country if necessary because of the United States’ threats against him and the Colombian government.Petro, a former left-wing militant, said in a social media post on Monday that violent U.S. intervention in Colombia, like the one in Venezuela over the weekend, would spark a backlash.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”I swore I would never…

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Aaron Rodgers threw the winning touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left, Baltimore’s Tyler Loup missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, and the Steelers defeated the Ravens 26-24. This gave Pittsburgh the AFC North title and ended the Ravens’ season.Pittsburgh (10-7) hosts Houston (12-5) in the playoff opener on January 13th after a competitive fourth quarter that saw the lead change hands four times, including three points in the final four minutes. The Ravens were poised to regain the lead one last time after Lamar Jackson connected with Isaiah Likely for a 28-yard gain that…

The AI-powered overhaul of Amazon’s digital assistant (now known as Alexa+) is coming to the web. On Monday, at the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company announced the official launch of its new website Alexa.com. This website is currently rolling out to all Alexa+ Early Access customers. The site will allow customers to use Alexa+ online, just as they can now with other AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Alexa-enabled devices, including Amazon’s own Echo smart speakers and screens, have a proven track record with more than 600 million units sold worldwide, but…

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said Monday that artificial intelligence has slowed hiring efforts at large companies, and that many companies are seeing “substantial productivity gains” thanks to artificial intelligence.Kashkari said companies are telling him that AI is impacting their hiring plans, and he expects the labor market to continue to see fewer jobs and fewer layoffs. However, he says this is less true for small and medium-sized businesses. “AI is really a big business story,” Kashkari said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, sparking an AI boom, companies across the…