THE ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Tomorrow, the Census Bureau will report about retail sales for April and business trade for March. Wednesday, the Census Bureau will report about housing starts for April. Thursday, the Labor Department will issue its initial claims report.

Friday, the Dow gained 91.64 points (0.37%) to finish at 24,831.17, the NASDAQ was down 2.09 points (0.03%) at 7,402.88, and the S&P 500 increased 4.65 points (0.17%) to 2727.72. The Russell 2000 closed 3.08 points (0.19%) higher at 1,606.79, and the Wilshire 5000 was up 43.55 points (0.15%) at 28,353.38.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 1/32, increasing its yield to 2.965%. The price of the 30-year Treasury note was up 12/32, decreasing its yield to 3.101%.

WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ending May 11, the Dow was up 2.34%, the NASDAQ climbed 2.68%, and the S&P 500 finished 2.41% higher. The Russell 2000 gained 2.63%, and the Wilshire 5000 increased 2.36%.

ON THIS DATE: In 1607, an expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport went ashore at Jamestown, Virginia. The group had arrived at the location the day before. This became the first permanent English colony in America. In 1796, the first smallpox vaccination was given by Edward Jenner. In 1804, William Clark set off the famous expedition from Camp Dubois. A few days later, in St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis joined the group. The group was known as the “Corps of Discovery.” In 1897, “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Phillip Sousa was performed for the first time. It was at a ceremony where a statue of George Washington was unveiled. In 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation was created by John D. Rockefeller with a gift of $100,000,000. In 1942, the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) was established by an act of Congress. In 1961, a bus carrying Freedom Riders was bombed and burned in Alabama. In 1973, Skylab One was launched into orbit around Earth as the first U.S. manned space station. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter inaugurated the Department of Health and Human Services. In 1985, Ray Kroc’s first McDonald’s restaurant became the first fast-food business museum. It is located in Des Plaines, Illinois. In 1998, the Associated Press marked its 150th anniversary. In 1998, the final episode of the TV series “Seinfeld” aired after nine years on NBC.