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“U.S. stocks climb again in Santa Claus rally as all three main indexes close at records”

“U.S. stocks powered higher again Thursday, helped by reports of record year-end retail sales… How are benchmarks performing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.05%   rose 105.94 points or 0.37% to 28,621.39 and has gained for 9 of the past 11 trading… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs as stocks try for sixth straight day of gains”

“Stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as Wall Street tried to extend its winning streak to six days. However, gains were kept in check as investors digested weak earnings from shipping giant FedEx. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both hit intraday all-time highs, gaining… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks rise for a fourth straight day, hit record highs”

“Stocks hit record highs on Monday and notched their fourth straight gain as a so-called phase one trade deal between China and the U.S. clears the path higher for Wall Street to end a banner year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Feds Collect Record Taxes Through November; But Still Run $343.3 Billion Deficit…”

“The federal government collected record total tax revenues of $470,706,000,000 in October and November, the first two months of fiscal 2020, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. Despite collecting that record amount in taxes, however, the federal government still… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Black Friday shoppers drop record-breaking $7.4B in online sales”

“On Black Friday, shoppers spent a record-breaking $7.4 billion, according to preliminary data published by Adobe Analytics, which measures transactions from 80 of the top 100 online retailers. It marks the second-largest online sales day ever, falling slightly short of last year’s Cyber… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

Stock Market: “This is now the best bull market ever”

“The current market boom, which started March 9, 2009, has enjoyed a whopping 468% gain for the S&P 500 through the first day of November, making this record-long bull run also the best-performing one since World War II, according to… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Dow closes at record high as Disney pops more than 7%”

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high on Wednesday as Disney shares popped while investors digested testimony from the top-ranking Federal Reserve official.  The 30-stock average closed 92.10 points higher, or 0.3% at 27,783.59, notching intraday and closing records. Disney jumped 7.4%… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs…”

” The Dow and S&P 500 closed at fresh records Thursday… The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.18%  rose 182.24 points, or 0.66%, to a record 27,674.80, while the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.15% gained 8.4 points, or 0.27%, to an all-time high of 3,085.18. The… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies, Investing

“P2P Bitcoin Trading Volume in India Explodes Past All-Time High”

“Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform Paxful recently recorded a record for BTC/INR. This past week, 53M INR was traded against BTC on the platform. The spike is a culmination of a clear uptrend since the beginning of this year — but… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Federal Income Taxes and Federal Spending Both Set Records in FY19”

“The amount of money the federal government collected in individual income taxes and the total amount of money the federal government spent both set records in fiscal 2019, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released Friday afternoon. …the federal government… Continue Reading…