Easter Egg Prices Plunge 60% In 2026 Image by Canva Egg prices have fallen significantly from last year’s record highs, easing costs for families preparing Easter baskets and holiday meals this weekend. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X Friday: “Happy Easter: Egg Prices Are Down 80%.” The message linked to reporting that…
Employers across the U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, marking a pickup after previous employment data had shown a slowdown in hiring. The report marks the first official job tally since the government shutdown ended last week, ending a six-week blackout on labor data. The numbers Economists had forecast payroll gains of 50,000 jobs in September,…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Bloomberg) — Bond traders all but scrapped their bets on a December interest-rate cut after the government canceled the publication of the October employment report, leaving Federal Reserve officials without a key piece of economic data before their final meeting of the year. Most…
The stock market will enter the third week of the government shutdown after a five-day run of market volatility shaped by US-China trade relations. At the closing bell on Friday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC), tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) all managed to eke out wins to cap a volatile week…
Private payrolls plunged in September, complicating the picture for the US economy as policymakers and investors struggle to assess the state of the labor market amid a government shutdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to release the monthly jobs report this Friday due to the closure. That means many flying blind without critical…
US stock futures pulled back as the US government barreled toward a government shutdown beginning Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slipped 0.1%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) fell 0.2%. On Tuesday evening, a government shutdown appeared all…