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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

Economy

Dow Jones Drops 1,000 Points, While Trump Again Calls on Fed to Lower Interest Rates

by USNN World NewsApril 21, 2025June 5, 2025

NATIONAL NEWS

After a Long Space Trip, Astronaut Brains Need a Rest

By University of Florida Frequent space travelers should wait three years after a longer mission to allow the physiological changes in their brains to reset, ...

DOJ Responds to House GOP Request for Information on Mar-a-Lago FBI Raid

By Jack Phillips The Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected a House Republican request to disclose information connected to the FBI’s search and raid of former ...

McCarthy Threatens to Block Funding of Visa Waivers for Chile Over Linked Burglaries

By Brad Jones SANTA ANA, Calif.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to use the congressional spending bill to block funding of a visa waiver program for ...

US National Debt Hits All-Time High of $32 Trillion

By Mimi Nguyen Ly The U.S. national debt has surpassed $32 trillion for the first time in U.S. history, Treasury Department data released on June 17 showed. The ...

Due to Schedule Impasse, RFK Jr. Appears Poised to Win New Hampshire Primary

By Alice Giordano In what some Republican leaders are calling a classic case of cutting off your nose to spite your face, President Joe Biden ...

RFK Jr. Says He’s ‘Aware’ of Possibility CIA Could Assassinate Him

By Jack Phillips Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he has to “be careful” in the midst of his 2024 campaign, seemingly ...

ANALYSIS: Not Every Republican Running in 2024 Has Sights Set on the Presidency

By Nathan Worcester As more and more candidates jump into the GOP 2024 pool, speculation has mounted about their motivations. Do all of them really ...

Intelligence Agencies Buying Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data on Americans

By Tom Ozimek A newly released report shows that U.S. intelligence and spy agencies have bought and stored vast amounts of information on Americans—including location, ...

Here’s What the 2024 GOP Candidates Said About Trump’s Arrest in Miami

By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump, who polls show is the Republican frontrunner for 2024, was arrested on Tuesday on federal charges in connection ...

Celebrating the Remarkable Journey of the 45th President of the United States of America

Join us as we come together to celebrate the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the 45th President of the United States of America on ...

Tucker Carlson Says Prosecution of Trump ‘Isn’t Just Political, It’s Ideological’

By Katabella Roberts Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson believes the indictment against former President Donald Trump is not just political but “ideological” and based ...

Trump Says Federal Prosecution Amounts to Election Interference

By Caden Pearson Former President Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden and his allies of orchestrating his arrest on Tuesday, saying it is the pinnacle ...