Wednesday: Architecture Billings Index

Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday: • At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. • At 10:00 AM, State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for April 2025 • During the day, The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index for April (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/05/wednesday-architecture-billings-index.html

What you can learn from footwear’s two-track race to net zero

Innovation meets infrastructure in the movement to make your shoes lower-carbon.
When we talk about decarbonizing industries, footwear doesn’t often steal the spotlight. Yet behind every pair of sneakers or boots is a complex web of supply chains, raw materials, energy consumption, and logistics. While our shoes leave physical footprints, they also leave behind a much larger, often invisible carbon and waste footprint. 

This mindset can get agriculture off the commodity rollercoaster

Working cooperatively is an approach to address economic instability.
Today’s U.S. farmers and agricultural businesses are navigating a complex landscape, with unique near-term and long-term challenges that include intensified global competition, record trade deficits, rising costs, and more frequent and extreme weather events.  

What the “Trump effect” teaches us about crypto hype

How to navigate the rising interest in cryptocurrencies
The last six months have been a strange, exhilarating time for crypto. First, there was the so-called “Trump effect”—a surge in crypto prices and on-chain activity triggered by the then president-elect’s vocal support of crypto. Then came the viral “Hawk Tuah” meme, which somehow alchemized into a crypto memecoin that rocketed in value, pulled headlines, and emptied wallets in equal measure. 

Eltek (ELTK) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool.Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ETChief Executive Officer — Eli YaffeContinue readinghttps://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2025/05/21/eltek-eltk-q1-2025-earnings-call-transcript/