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The nation’s central bank made dubious history over the last three months — and it’s a potentially ominous warning for the stock market. The third year of the bull market on Wall Street didn’t disappoint. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI +1.23%), broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.64%), and tech stock-dependent Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.69%),…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Monday to kick off their first full week of the new year. The gains were broad, with particularly big jumps for energy companies and banks. Elsewhere, industrial companies and retailers joined in to help boost major indexes. The…

Wall Street’s main indexes surged on Monday, with the blue-chip Dow hitting an all-time high due to soaring financial stocks, while energy firms rose after a US military strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In midday trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high, jumping 760 points, or 1.6%, to 49,142. The S&P 500 gained 0.8%,…

Energy Stocks Surge on Venezuela Infrastructure Rebuild Hopes Energy stocks moved to the forefront after a U.S. military strike over the weekend that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. With Washington “running the country” according to President Trump, investors threw money at energy companies in anticipation of the country’s new leadership allowing U.S. firms access to…

“Either it hits me quick or I’ve got to take some time,” said Kelce when asked about his future. “Last year was a little bit easier. I think I knew right away I wanted to kind of give this one [year] a shot. We’ll see.” On Sunday, Kelce, who is expected to marry his fiancee…

Maslow famously wrote that when the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. That bias makes people overly reliant on familiar tools or methods, failing to see other solutions or objective problems. So when you ask a retirement or benefits professional about the best ways for…

Willis Towers Watson US LLC Funded status of largest plans shows strong improvement to 104%, WTW analysis finds NEW YORK, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The funded status of the nation’s largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved significantly in 2025, according to an analysis by WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory,…

The S&P 500 delivered an impressive performance in 2025, fueled mainly by technology stocks. Although the index struggled to gain traction in the final week of the year, it still managed to finish higher on Friday, the first trading session of the new year. The traditional Santa Claus rally fizzled out toward the end of…

Centrus announced on 19 December that it had started manufacturing centrifuges at its centrifuge manufacturing factory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee – relying on a domestic manufacturing supply chain – to support commercial low-enriched uranium (LEU) enrichment activities at its facility at Piketon, Ohio. The first new production capacity is expected to come online in 2029.…

Key Takeaways Tesla shares have risen more than 100% since last year’s lows despite public mockery from Tim Walz. Walz is ending his bid for a third term, citing political strain and an unusually difficult year for Minnesota. Share this article Tesla shares have climbed more than 100% since Minnesota Governor Tim Walz publicly mocked…