US stocks fell on Friday to end the day and week lower against assets deemed risky as Texas and Florida were forced to back down on plans to reopen COVID-19 locks. amid a record number of new cases reported across the country. The Dow Jones Industrial Average SPX, -2.42% They …
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Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, record coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 534 …
Read More »The Dow is falling as consumer spending disappoints
Text size People wait in line in front of a New York City bank in late May. fake pictures Weaker-than-expected economic data, an increase in coronavirus cases and an unfavorable result for banks in Thursday’s Federal Reserve stress tests left the market lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Read More »Stock market gains despite coronavirus spread, disappointing unemployment claims
Text size Illustration by Mike Haddad. Investors analyzed concerns about the virus midday Thursday, taking advantage of some early gains even amid mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.2% in recent trade, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The latest unemployment figures show that while …
Read More »Unemployment claims remain stubbornly high as Covid-19 Spike scares employers
Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims late last week in Frankfort. John Sommers II / Getty Images Text size A downward trend in first-time unemployment insurance claims stagnated in the past week, showing how long it will take for …
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