January 18, 2020
“The S&P 500 was up nearly 2% for the week. The Dow rose 1.8%, and the Nasdaq climbed 2.3% on a weekly basis. Here’s where the markets settled at the end of regular equity trading: S&P 500 (^GSPC): +0.39% or… Continue Reading…
January 15, 2020
“The federal government spent a record $1,163,090,000,000 in the first three months of fiscal 2020 (October through December), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released Monday afternoon. That was up $48,008,200,000 from the $1,115,081,800,000 (in constant December 2019 dollars) that the… Continue Reading…
January 9, 2020
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 161.41 points, or 0.6% to close at 28,745.09. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.7% to 9,129.24 and notched intraday and closing records. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to 3,253.05and hit an intraday all-time high. The Dow was up as much as… Continue Reading…
January 2, 2020
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.58% rose about 116 points or 0.4%, to 28,654, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.43% was 14 points, 0.4%, higher, to touch 3,244. The Nasdaq COMP, +0.73% jumped 65 points, 0.7%, to touch 9,038. …The S&P 500 SPX, +0.43% gained 28.9% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.73%,… Continue Reading…
December 30, 2019
“Holiday shopping set records over the weekend, with Super Saturday sales reaching $34.4 billion, the biggest single day in U.S. retail history, according to Customer Growth Partners… … As retailers offer improved web platforms, online spending so far this season has… Continue Reading…
December 27, 2019
“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…
December 18, 2019
“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…
December 17, 2019
“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…
December 13, 2019
“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…
December 4, 2019
“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…
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