If you hoped restrictions regarding the coronavirus pandemic would ease after the Thanksgiving weekend, you – and millions of others – may be in for disappointment. From Hawaii to Arizona to Santa […]
More COVID rules on the way?
Friday’s coronavirus updates
Here’s Friday’s news related to the coronavirus crisis, local, state, national and international. This will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for the latest. Local & State • All […]
Stocks plunge on coronavirus fears
Fears over the coronavirus and the drop in oil prices sent financial markets reeling again on Monday. According to the Associated Press, the Dow Jones Average was down by 7.8 percent by […]
U.S. stocks make an historic rally
Reversing a trend that threatened to push the stock market into the red for 2018, the Dow Jones Average posted its biggest gain ever on Wednesday, jumping up by 1,086 points, an […]
Gun control bill advances in Florida
After a four-hour hearing, a committee of the Florida House of Representatives voted 23-6 to approve a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21 […]
Flu epidemic rages; do the shots help?
The flu epidemic is still sending people to doctor’s offices, hospitals and their beds. According a report issued Friday by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 13 […]
Another nose-dive for stock market
The stock market took another nose-dive on Thursday, falling sharply for the fourth time in five days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1,032.89 points, representing 4.1 percent of value, falling to […]
Stocks blast off, and so does a Tesla
In a dramatic turnaround on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Average flirted with another deep drop, then righted itself and posted a 567-point gain. Not only did the result partly erase the 1,175 […]
Stock market drops 1,175 on Monday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1,175 points on Monday, a decline of 4.6 percent. Earlier in the day, the stock market was down over 1500 points, the largest intraday drop […]
Dow Jones plunges by 666 points
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 666 points on Friday, the sharpest drop since the 2008 financial crisis. The sell-off of stock dropped the Dow below 26,000, a decrease of about 4 […]
