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| Economic Events | |
| THE ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Today, the Census Bureau will report about construction spending in April. Tomorrow, the Census Bureau will report about factory orders in April. Thursday, the Labor Department will issue its initial claims report. Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will reveal the unemployment rate for May, and the Census Bureau will report about wholesale traded for April. | |
| Market Mirror | |
Friday, the Dow lost 354.84 points (1.41%) to finish at 24,815.04, the NASDAQ closed 114.57 points (1.51%) lower at 7,453.15, and the S&P 500 decreased 36.80 points (1.32%) to 2,752.06. The Russell 2000 was down 20.04 points (1.35%) at 1,465.49, and the Wilshire 5000 fell 378.87 points (1.32%) to 28,369.44.
The price of the 10-year Treasury bond increased 30/32, bringing its yield down to 2.129%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 1 27/32, decreasing its yield to 2.573%. WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ending May 31, the Dow lost 3.01%, the NASDAQ was down 2.41%, and the S&P 500 decreased 2.62%. The Russell 2000 fell 3.21%, and the Wilshire 5000 finished 2.67% lower. | |
| Compliance | |
| 403(b) Participants Denied Second Attempt to Sue Georgetown University | |
| A federal court judge found that participants in two retirement plans sponsored by Georgetown University filed their motion for leave to file an amended complaint two days too late under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and provided no evidence to support extending the timeframe.Read more > | |
| Small Talk | |
| ON THIS DATE: In 1621, the Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands (now known as New York). In 1784, Congress formally created the United States Army to replace the disbanded Continental Army. In 1800, John Adams moved to Washington, D.C. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States. In 1959, the first class graduated from the Air Force Academy in Denver, Colorado. In 1965, Edward White became the first American astronaut to do a “space walk” when he left the Gemini 4 capsule. In 1989, Chinese army troops positioned themselves to begin a sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. | |
| SURVEY SAYS RESPONSES: Last week, I asked NewsDash readers, “Do you spend more time reading during the summer than other times of the year?” I also asked them to share what’s on their reading list for the summer of 2019. Responding readers were evenly split between those who do spend more time reading in the summer and those who don’t. Asked what’s on their reading list for this summer, readers shared titles, authors or genres. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama and “Game of Thrones” were common answers by several readers. In verbatim comments left by readers, the split between those who read more in the summer and those who don’t was clearly seen. One reader talked about an app to use to track how much one reads. Another said last year, he or she picked out some books from the NewsDash survey list and said, “I must say that I was not disappointed! I am looking forward to new suggestions for this year.” Editor’s Choice goes to the reader who said: “Can’t wait to see others’ lists! Thanks for doing this again.” A big thank you to all who participated in the survey!Read more > | |
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