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Why the US Denied a Request From Mexico for Water

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025June 5, 2025

Economy

US Job Openings Slide to 6-Month Low, Layoffs Fall

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Business

Coca-Cola’s Earnings Beats Estimates, Sees Market Challenges ‘Manageable’

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Healthcare

How Junk Food Leads to Junk Sleep

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Economy

US Homeownership Rate Falls to Lowest Level in 5 Years

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

World

Liberals Win Canadian Election, Set to Form Minority Government

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025June 5, 2025

Business

Trump to Ease Tariff Impact on US Carmakers, Lutnick Says

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025May 12, 2025

Immigration

Border Residents Describe Dramatic Change in Trump’s First 100 Days

by USNN World NewsApril 28, 2025September 21, 2025

Business

Trump Orders All Truckers to Be Proficient in Speaking, Reading English

by USNN World NewsApril 28, 2025May 11, 2025

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House Panels to Hold Markups That Unveil Details of GOP Bill to Advance Trump’s Agenda

by USNN World NewsApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025

Healthcare

Muscle Memory Is Retained at the Protein Level, Study Finds

by USNN World NewsApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed, quiet finish Monday ahead of a week with several potential flashpoints that could bring more sharp swings for financial markets. Later this week will come earnings reports from some of Wall Street’s most influential companies, including Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. Reports will also show how the U.S. economy performed during the first three months of the year and how many workers employers hired during April. On Monday: The S&P 500 rose 3.54 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,528.75. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 114.09 points, or 0.3 percent, to 40,227.59. The Nasdaq composite fell 16.81 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,366.13. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 7.93 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,965.55. For the year: The S&P 500 is down 352.88 points, or 6 percent. The Dow is down 2,316.63 points, or 5.4 percent. The Nasdaq is down 1,944.66, or 10 percent. The Russell 2000 is down 264.61 points, or 11.9 percent. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors. They are meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed or interpreted as a recommendation or solicitation. The Epoch Times does not provide investment, tax, legal, financial planning, estate planning, or any other personal finance advice. The Epoch Times holds no liability for the accuracy or timeliness of the information provided.

Economy

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared April 28

by USNN World NewsApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025

NATIONAL NEWS

ICE Arrests 68 Tren de Aragua Gang Members

By Naveen Athrappully Federal authorities arrested 68 members of the notorious gang Tren De Aragua this week, according to a new report from the Department ...

Trump Orders Full Access to Unclassified Federal Data for Designated Officials

By Bill Pan In a lesser-noticed executive order issued on March 20, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to grant his designees complete access to ...

Trump Says He Will Personally Cover Returned Astronauts’ Overtime Pay If NASA Doesn’t

By T.J. Muscaro NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams should be paid more after their eight-day test flight of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft turned ...

DOGE Official Says IRS Can’t ‘Perform Basic Functions’ Without Billions for Consultants

By Jack Phillips A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representative said that the IRS has a number of decades-old, infrastructure-related problems and said that recent ...

Trump Takes 2-Pronged Approach to Reduce Education Department

By Aaron Gifford During an Oval Office meeting earlier this year, President Donald Trump’s plans for the Department of Education appeared ambiguous. He didn’t rule out ...

JFK Files Leave Researchers With More Questions Than Answers

By Travis Gillmore WASHINGTON—Thousands of pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, were released late in ...

Trump Signs Order to Ramp Up US Production of Critical Earth Minerals

By Jacob Burg President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to boost the mining and production of critical minerals in the United ...

68 Bridges Nationwide Need Urgent Evaluation in Wake of Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Says NTSB

By Rachel Acenas The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent safety recommendations to 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states to assess ...

Social Security Announces Cost Cutting Initiative Following Audit

By Naveen Athrappully The Social Security Administration (SSA) on March 19 announced a plan to reduce costs and enhance security measures following stakeholder feedback and ...

Trump to Sign Order to Eliminate Department of Education

By Zachart Stieber and Emel Akan WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of ...

Federal Judge Declines to Block Firing of US Institute of Peace Leadership

By Stacy Robinson A federal judge on March 19 decided not to block the Trump administration from firing the leadership of the U.S. Institute for ...

DOGE Says It Entered Peace Institute Building With Police Escort Amid Alleged Standoff

By Jack Phillips The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said its staffers, along with acting U.S. Institute of Peace President Kenneth Jackson, entered the institute’s ...