U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, rounding out a big end to the week, while bond yields retreated slightly from their recent march. At the close, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) surged 1.6{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f}, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) increased 1.1{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f}. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) jumped nearly 2{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f}. […]
The predictions ranged, but some of the warnings were stark: 100 million Americans could be infected with COVID-19 in what would be a massive fall and winter surge. Ultimately, though, the U.S. ended up with its first winter of the pandemic without a large wave of coronavirus. “This winter there […]
Growing recession alarm at the outset of this year warned of a coming business slowdown and significant job losses — until a government report last month showed that unemployment stands at its lowest level in more than 50 years. A couple weeks later, in mid-February, fresh retail sales data blew […]
Father Michael Abrahamson is the pastor of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. Fr. Michael Abrahamson Finds Warm Welcome at St. Nicholas Michael Abrahamson came to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Greenwood nearly a year ago as his first assignment as a newly ordained priest. “I’m someone […]
Jennifer Mitchell thumbs through her husband’s medical records from his time at the Montana State Hospital. Records show doctors took Mitchell’s husband off some of his congestive heart failure medications. Mitchell says she was never consulted. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio Jennifer Mitchell […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers argued Wednesday over a bill that would ban most LGBTQ education subjects for all grades in the state’s public schools. The proposal is modeled after a Florida education law passed last year, touted by supporters as protecting “parent’s rights” and dubbed by opponents as […]