May 3, 2019
“Democratic congressional leaders said President Trump agreed to aim for a $2 trillion infrastructure package in a White House meeting on Tuesday, though the two sides didn’t discuss how it would be paid for, and Capitol Hill Republicans are unlikely… Continue Reading…
May 3, 2019
The economy added a healthy 263,000 jobs in April, firmly beating analyst expectations of 190,000, according to Friday’s monthly snapshot from the Department of Labor… The nation’s unemployment level fell to 3.6 percent, the lowest since December 1969, and average… Continue Reading…
April 27, 2019
“The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to 2,939.88, an all-time closing high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day up 0.3% at 8,146.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 81.25 points to 26,543.33 and closed 1.5% below its all-time high. First-quarter gross… Continue Reading…
April 27, 2019
“First-quarter gross domestic product expanded by 3.2%, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday in its initial read of the economy for that period. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected growth of 2.5%. It was the first time since 2015… Continue Reading…
April 24, 2019
“Social Security’s Opens a New Window. reserve funds are expected to be depleted in 2035, at which time the program will no longer be able to pay out benefits Opens a New Window. in full. That’s according to the annual… Continue Reading…
April 24, 2019
“The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.88%, or 25.7 points, as of market close to reach 2,933.68. This exceeded the index’s previous record close of 2,930.75, but remains below the index’s all-time intraday high of 2,940.91. The Nasdaq (^IXIC) rose 1.32%,… Continue Reading…
April 20, 2019
“Publicly traded cannabis companies have reported strong sales since Canada legalized pot last October and several US states voted to approve recreational and medical marijuana use… “This business is still in its infancy. It’s like investing in alcohol post-Prohibition. There… Continue Reading…
April 18, 2019
“This year, US retailers have announced that 5,994 stores will close. That number already exceeds last year’s total of 5,864 closure announcements, according to a recent report from Coresight Research. Bankruptcies in the retail sector are piling up and chains… Continue Reading…
April 17, 2019
“American manufacturing was flat in March, which was good news after sharp declines in the prior two months that combined for a dismal first quarter, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday. That weak performance has contributed to fears about a slowing… Continue Reading…
April 16, 2019
“Of the 150,272,157 tax returns filed for the 2016 tax year, 50,219,667—or 33.4 percent–were classified by the Internal Revenue Service as “nontaxable returns,” meaning the people who filed them paid $0 or less in income taxes, according to data published… Continue Reading…
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