This was the year when everyone, everywhere, made money. In fact, if you had celebrated New Year’s Day 2025 by downing a few cocktails, throwing darts at a map of the world and then buying stocks ...

The U.S. stock market held near its records after a wobbly day of trading. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% Thursday and remains just 0.5% below its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped ...

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The S&P Global Australia Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.6 in November 2025 from 49.7 in October, confirming the sector’s return to expansion. Rising past the 50.0 no-change mark, the latest reading ...

Spatial control of the phase and amplitude of a laser beam is useful for applications ranging from imaging and holography to interferometry and optical tweezers, reports Neil Savage. Digital spatial ...

The Daily News Sentiment Index is a high frequency measure of economic sentiment based on lexical analysis of economics-related news articles. The index is described in Buckman, Shapiro, Sudhof, and ...

Industrial Production fluctuates indecisively. Production, Shipments and Inventories decreased, Inventory Ratio flat. According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is ...

Photolithography at a wavelength of 193 nm in the deep UV with water immersion lenses can now produce microelectronics containing features with a half-pitch as small as 40 nm. The big question is how ...

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While Big Tech drives the S&P 500's performance, investors need broader diversification to meet long-term retirement goals. The Latest Cost-effective and liquid funds offer investors peace of mind.

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