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Economy

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared May 6

by USNN World NewsMay 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Economy

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

by USNN World NewsMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Economy

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

by USNN World NewsMay 3, 2025May 3, 2025

Economy

Trump Says Americans Should Be Patient After US Economy Contracts

by USNN World NewsApril 30, 2025June 5, 2025

Economy

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

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

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

Economy

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

by USNN World NewsApril 27, 2025April 27, 2025

Economy

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

by USNN World NewsApril 25, 2025June 5, 2025

Economy

Chipotle Same-Store Sales Decline for First Time Since Pandemic

by USNN World NewsApril 24, 2025April 24, 2025

Economy

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

by USNN World NewsApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Economy

Swiss Pharma Company Announces $50 Billion US Investment, 12,000 New Jobs

by USNN World NewsApril 22, 2025May 11, 2025

NATIONAL NEWS

1 Rule the House Just Adopted Will Expose FBI, DOJ Attacks on American Citizens

By Michael Flynn Commentary The establishment media viewed the 15 votes required to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House as evidence of a dysfunctional ...

Court of Appeals Agrees to Expedite Kari Lake’s 2022 Election Case

By Jack Phillips The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed to expedite consideration of Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit alleging that the 2022 election was flawed. In a brief order, ...

Attorney General Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Documents Found at Biden’s Home, Office

By Zachary Stieber Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12 appointed a special counsel to investigate whether any person or group broke the law in the handling ...

Rush to Renewables a Risky Gamble for America’s Electric Grid

By Kevin Stocklin Government policies are pushing ever more Americans on to the U.S. electric grid even as the climate-change experiment makes the grid increasingly ...

Classified Documents Found in Biden’s Home: President’s Lawyer

By Zachary Stieber Classified documents from the Obama-Biden administration were found in a second location linked to President Joe Biden, a lawyer for the president said ...

COVID-Narrative Dissenters File Antitrust Action Against Legacy Media Over Coordinated Censorship

By Bill Pan A coalition of outspoken critics and skeptics of the mainstream narratives on COVID-19 has brought an antitrust lawsuit against some of the ...

‘This Is Election Interference’: House Oversight Veteran on Biden Classified Documents

By Nathan Worcester A House Oversight Committee veteran said the delay in publicizing President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents from his time as vice president amounts ...

Comer Presses Treasury to Hand Over Records of ‘Suspicious Business Transactions’ as Biden Family Investigation Moves Forward

By Tom Ozimek The new chair of the House Oversight Committee has requested information from the Department of the Treasury on the Biden family’s and ...

Trump Believes Biden Knew About Classified Documents at Former Office Before Discovery in November

By Frank Fang Former President Donald Trump is questioning the timeline of the November discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center, a revelation made by ...

House Will Vote on Bill to Abolish IRS, Replace Income Tax

By Andrew Moran The Republican-led House of Representatives will soon vote on legislation to abolish the IRS and replace the income tax code with a ...

House Creates Panel on ‘Weaponization of the Federal Government’

By Mimi Nguyen Ly The new Republican-majority House voted Tuesday afternoon to create a select subcommittee to investigate the “weaponization of the government” by federal law ...

House Panel Launches Investigation Into Biden’s Classified Document Stash

By Tom Ozimek The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified records from his time as vice president, following ...