NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government’s latest shutdown can’t stop the stock market, what can? Stock prices keep rising, even as the shutdown delays important economic reports that usually steer trading. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set all-time highs Friday. It’s not just Big Tech driving the market, which has often been the case in …
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Trump’s workforce purge batters DC’s job market and leads to rise in homes for sale, report finds
The Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress, according to a report released Wednesday. FILE – Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., protests against DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, as he and other House Democrats speak out against the Republican budget plan, …
Read More »Trump administration slashes DC’s security funding by 44%
While President Donald Trump said crime in the District is “totally out of control,” his administration said it will cut security funding for the D.C. area. While President Donald Trump said crime in the District is “totally out of control,” his administration said it will cut security funding for the D.C. area. It was only days ago that White House …
Read More »DC’s ‘Superman’ Soars Past $400M Globally
Superman has transformed into a bonafide crowd pleaser at the box office in a much-needed inaugural win for the Warner Bros.-owned DC Studios, which is run together by James Gunn — also the film’s director — and producer Peter Safran. The big-budget tentpole was all but assured of staying atop the domestic box office in its second weekend, but estimates …
Read More »DC’s Next Big Publishing Event Revealed as DC K.O
After setting sales records and rebounding from an impending industry downturn in 2024, punchy DC is hoping to continue the momentum by stepping into the ring for its next big publishing event. Scott Snyder, the writer behind best-selling sensation Absolute Batman, and Joshua Williamson, who writes Superman, are the co-architects of what is being called DC K.O., the story initiative …
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