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US stocks got close to a bear market. Here’s what that means.
A late rally helped the stock market avoid a bear market Friday after a tumultuous weekslong selloff.
A bear market may be on the horizon. Here’s what that means.
The last bear market happened just two years ago, but this would still be a first for those investors that got their start trading on their phones during the pandemic. Here are some common questions asked about bear markets.
Trump pays $110,000 fine, must submit paperwork to end contempt
Former president Donald Trump paid the fine Thursday but must still submit additional paperwork in order to have the contempt order lifted, the office of Attorney General Letitia James said Friday.
Talbots to shut down Lakeville distribution center, lay off more than 275 employees
The Hingham-based women’s clothing chain has faced new challenges during the pandemic as many of its traditional customers stopped needing work attire.
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The Mass. job market weakened in April
The Massachusetts job market hit a speed bump in April, adding jobs at just half the pace of March.
Finland says Russia suspending natural gas supplies
Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles, the Finnish state-owned energy company said Friday
Biden starts Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda
President Biden on Friday opened his trip to Asia by touring a South Korean computer chip factory that will be the model for another plant in Texas, offering it as a way to deepen ties with the Indo Pacific and fuel technological innovation and foster vibrant democracies.
SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle harassment claim against Elon Musk, report says
In a series of late night tweets responding to followers, Musk hit back at the article, saying the accusations are “utterly untrue.”