THE ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Tomorrow, the Census Bureau will report about housing starts for May. Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors will report about existing home sales for May. Thursday, the Labor Department will issue its initial claims report.

Friday, the Dow closed 84.83 points (0.34%) lower at 25,090.48, the NASDAQ gave up 14.66 points (0.19%) to finish at 7,746.38, and the S&P 500 lost 2.83 points (0.10) to close at 2,779.66. The Russell 2000 shed 0.82 points (0.05%) to 1,683.91, and the Wilshire 5000 lost 29.77 points (0.10%) to finish at 29,036.09.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up 5/32, decreasing its yield to 2.919%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 7/32, bringing its yield down to 3.044%.

WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ending June 15, the Dow lost 0.89%, the NASDAQ climbed 1.32%, and the S&P 500 was up 0.02%. The Russell 2000 finished 0.68% higher, and the Wilshire 5000 increased 0.17%.

ON THIS DATE: In 1778, Britain evacuated Philadelphia during the U.S. Revolutionary War. In 1812, the War of 1812 began as the U.S. declared war against Great Britain. The conflict began over trade restrictions. In 1863, J.J. Richardson received a patent for the ratchet wrench. In 1873, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote for a U.S. President. In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales. In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissioned its first black officer, Harvard University medical student Bernard Whitfield Robinson. In 1948, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights. In 1961, “Gunsmoke” was broadcast for the last time on CBS radio. In 1979, in Vienna, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) 2. In 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.