Stocks opened higher Thursday boosted by higher-than-expected earnings from Salesforce and as Wall Street looks to extend a late-summer winning streak.

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Biden Calls Out Big Oil for Corporate Greed but Production Complicated by EV Future
Consumer prices saw an 8.6 percent jump in May, with fuel prices showing the biggest surge, climbing 17 percent last month. As inflation continues to climb to levels not seen in 40 years, President Biden took to calling out ExxonMobil and other major oil companies, accusing them of holding back production while continuing to collect huge profits at the cost of the consumer. Mark Avallone, the president of Potomac Wealth Advisors, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss. “They have reduced long-term expenditures. But why? Because the world is going to alternative energy and as consumers, if we thought that that welcome change to alternatives was going to happen without pain, we might have been mistaken," he said. "The less investment they make in oil because they're getting ready for a new world of electric vehicles, the less we're going to be prepared for oil shocks such as the one we got when Russia invaded Ukraine."
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U.S. Stocks Close at Session Lows
U.S. stocks closed Thursday at their lowest levels of the trading day, as investors continue to eye inflation ahead of the May CPI report out Friday. Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist for National Holdings, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
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Housing Affordability Drops To Lowest Level On Record
Housing affordability has collapsed to its lowest level on record over the last year. According to the national association of realtors, affordability has dropped by 29%, thanks to surging home prices and mortgage rates. Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist of First American, breaks down the housing market, and when buyers can expect prices to finally drop.
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