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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared May 7

by USNN World NewsMay 7, 2025May 7, 2025

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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared May 6

by USNN World NewsMay 6, 2025May 6, 2025

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Oil Prices Sink After OPEC+ Agrees to Boost Production in June

by USNN World NewsMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025

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Market Review: S&P 500 and Dow Achieve Nine-Day Rally

by USNN World NewsMay 3, 2025May 3, 2025

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Trump Says Americans Should Be Patient After US Economy Contracts

by USNN World NewsApril 30, 2025June 5, 2025

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

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

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US Homeownership Rate Falls to Lowest Level in 5 Years

by USNN World NewsApril 29, 2025April 29, 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.

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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared April 28

by USNN World NewsApril 28, 2025April 28, 2025

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New Oil Drilling Permits in California Drop 97 Percent in 5 Years: What to Know

by USNN World NewsApril 27, 2025April 27, 2025

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Home Prices Fall in 11 of the 50 Most Populous US Metros: Report

by USNN World NewsApril 25, 2025June 5, 2025

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Chipotle Same-Store Sales Decline for First Time Since Pandemic

by USNN World NewsApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

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US Manufacturing Shows Signs of Improvement as Factory Output, Orders Tick Higher

by USNN World NewsApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025

NATIONAL NEWS

Person Shot Inside US Capitol Has Died: Police

By Zachary Stieber The woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday has died, the Metropolitan Police Department said. A police spokesman told news outlets that ...

Georgia Secretary of State Escorted out of State Capitol Building Over Safety Concerns

By Cathy He Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was evacuated from the state Capitol building on the afternoon of Jan. 6 after protesters gathered near the parking ...

Trump Makes Statement to Capitol Protesters, Calls on Them to ‘Go Home Now’

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on protesters who were amassed near the U.S. Capitol building during the Joint Session of Congress to go ...

White House Planning to Refer Brad Raffensperger to Secret Service for Investigation Under the Espionage Act

By Jim Hoft President Trump held a one-hour long phone call on Saturday with crooked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and state election officials on ...

General Tom McInerney and Paul Vallely Reveal All

By John Michael Chambers, Alexandra Bruce Gen Tom McInerney and Gen Paul Vallely join John Chambers’ Making Sense of the Madness to say that perhaps ...

Trump Urges Pence to Send Electoral Results Back to State Legislatures

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump called on Vice President Mike Pence to send key battleground states’ electoral results back to state legislatures during the Joint Session ...

New York Stock Exchange Reverses Course Again, Will Delist 3 Chinese Telecom Firms After All

By Reuters The New York Stock Exchange said on Jan. 6 that it will delist three Chinese telecom companies beginning on Jan. 11, in another U-turn a ...

National Guard en Route to Capitol on Orders From Trump

By Zachary Stieber The National Guard and other forces are on their way to the U.S. Capitol after people dressed in pro-Trump apparel stormed the building on Wednesday, interrupting ...

Arizona’s 11 Electoral Votes Challenged by GOP Senator, Reps During Joint Session

By Jack Phillips More than 60 Republican House representatives led by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and one senator objected to Arizona’s 11 electoral votes during ...

Pence: Constitution ‘Constrains Me’ From Rejecting Electoral Votes

By Zachary Stieber Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that he doesn’t believe he has the “unilateral authority” to decide between competing slates of electors. “It ...

Handful of States Begin Paying Out Extra $300 Weekly Jobless Benefit

By Tom Ozimek Around a dozen states have begun paying out the extra $300 per week in unemployment benefits that are part of the recently enacted COVID-19 ...

Trump: Pence ‘Has the Power to Reject Fraudulently Chosen Electors’

By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject electors that were fraudulently chosen, echoing statements made by his ...