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Markets Look Past War Risks as Earnings Remain Strong and Broadening Continues
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (151+ words) Exhibit 1: Trailing Returns as of April 30, 2026 Source: Fact Set. Data as of April 30, 2026. 1-Y, 3-Y, and 5-Y numbers are annualized. Past performance is not indicative of future results. S&P 500 Posts Best Month Since November 2020 Fed Holds Steady; Powell to…...
Dollar Rebounds as Trade Tensions Resurface
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (652+ words) May 01, 2026 " 06: 03 pm EDT The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday rose +0. 12%." The dollar recovered from a 2-week low on Friday and finished higher. "Tariff tensions resurfaced on Friday, pushing the dollar higher, after President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on European automobile…...
Stocks Supported by Apple's Earnings and Weaker Crude Prices
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (757+ words) May 01, 2026 " 12: 14 pm EDT The'S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0. 55%,'the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI)'(DIA) is up +0. 28%, and the'Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0. 79%.' June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are up +0. 58%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) are…...
U. S. Labor Productivity Slumps 1. 5% In Q1, Much More Than Previously Estimated
11+ mon, 13+ hour ago (377+ words) June 05, 2025 " 10: 01 am EDT (RTTNews) - Revised data released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed U. S. labor productivity tumbled by much more than previously estimated in the first quarter of 2025. The Labor Department said labor productivity slumped by 1. 5 percent in the first…...
U. S. Labor Productivity Growth Slows Much Less Than Expected In Q4
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (265+ words) March 05, 2026 " 10: 38 am EST (RTTNews) - Labor productivity in the U. S. surged by much more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The Labor Department said labor productivity shot up by 2. 8 percent…...
Dollar Weakens as Japan Intervenes in Forex Market to Support the Yen
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (922+ words) April 30, 2026 " 05: 43 pm EDT The dollar found some support on Thursday after US weekly jobless claims fell to a 57-year low, the Q1 employment cost index rose more than expected, and the US Mar core PCE price index, the Fed's preferred inflation…...
Stocks See Support from Lower Crude Prices, While Mega-Cap Tech Earnings are Mixed
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1067+ words) April 30, 2026 " 12: 36 pm EDT The'S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0. 08%,'the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI)'(DIA) is up +0. 73%, and the'Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0. 18%.' June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are up +0. 11%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) are…...
U. S. Import Prices Unexpectedly Increase In August
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) September 16, 2025 " 12: 13 pm EDT (RTTNews) - A report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed import prices in the U. S. unexpectedly increased in the month of August. The Labor Department said import prices rose by 0. 3 percent in August after inching up by…...
ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for February 28, 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) ROSELAND, N. J. , March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --For the four weeks ending February 28, 2026, U. S. private employers added an average of 9, 000 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER). After several weeks of strengthening, hiring…...
Markets Mixed on Uneventful Trading Day
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (49+ words) Markets were mixed modestly in an overall uneventful trading day. (Uneventful trading day: it felt like a fresh breeze.) The Dow was down -60 points for the session, -0. 14%, while the S&P 500 gained. .. May 14, 2025 " 06: 20 pm EDT Birkenstock Holding PLC (BIRK): Free…...