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The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in afternoon trading and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 271 points, or 0.6%, as of 1:53 p.m. Eastern time, and the ...

Asia stocks trade mixed on Tuesday, lacking strong directional conviction as investors reacted to mixed business activity readings from China, the region’s largest economy, and as investors digested ...

Even with the recent market pullback, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) remains 12.5% higher on the year. The recent pullback represents only a -3.97% decline from the high reached on October 28. Based on ...

Bond yields rise in the U.S. and Japan, and new data showed an unexpected drop in weekly American jobless claims. U.S. Jobless Claims Fall Newly filed unemployment claims last week dropped to the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Economic uncertainty due to tariffs and the effects of the federal government shutdown are expected to continue to impact Iowa’s economy, members of the ...

Inflation is showing fresh signs of cooling, ticking up 2.7% year-over-year, lower than many economists had expected. It follows the release of a delayed jobs report that showed weak growth and the ...