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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday tumbled to a 3.5-month low and finished down by -0.82%. Friday's yen strength undercut the dollar after the yen whipsawed from a 1-week low up to a 4-week high on speculation that the Japanese government was intervening in the forex market to support...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.62%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are up +0.21%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.09%. Today's yen strength is undercutting the dollar after the yen whipsawed from a 1-week low up to a 2-week high on speculation that the Japanese government was intervening in the forex market to support the yen. Also, today's stronger-than-expected economic...

Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is returning to court for the first time since he was charged in December with home invasion and two other crimes

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The country’s highest earners are getting in on the pessimism.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.65%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.02%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.61%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1-month high on Friday and finished up by +0.20%. The dollar found support from Friday’s mixed US payroll report, which showed payrolls rose less than expected but the unemployment rate ticked down and average hourly earnings rose more than expected, hawkish factors...

Fully programmable, autonomous robots 'smaller than a grain of salt' have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up by +0.88%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +1.31%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.87%, and March...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 1-week high on Friday and finished up by +0.19%. The dollar rose on Friday amid yen weakness. Also, upbeat comments on Friday from New York Fed President John Williams supported the dollar, as he said some of the data we're seeing is...