Daily Archives: July 11, 2019

Nasdaq Composite hits new high on Powell comments

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged to a record high Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled a willingness to cut interest rates to boost flagging economic growth. Continue Reading Below The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 also closed higher but did not set records. Shares jumped after the head of the central […]

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Employment among ‘prime age’ men declining, triggering ‘alarm’

While the U.S. economy continues to show signs of strength and vitality, employment conditions appear to be worsening for one particular group: prime-age males. Continue Reading Below According to experts from Deutsche Bank Research, employment for men between the ages of 25 and 54 (considered prime age) has declined by about 100,000 jobs for each […]

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