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Reg Wydeven is a partner with the Appleton-based law firm of McCarty Law LLP. He writes a weekly column for The Post-Crescent.

On paper, the U.S. economy might seem strong. There were 115,000 jobs added in April, beating expectations. But much of that growth came from health care and social assistance positions. Economists often view those jobs differently from gains in sectors like manufacturing, retail, and ...

Overbought warnings come ahead of a massive tech and retail earnings lineup.

The President wants rate cuts. His pick is set to take the chair at the Federal Reserve. Futures markets have spent weeks pricing in easing. Then the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April Consumer Price Index report, and the door slammed shut. Headline CPI rose 3.8% year-over-year in April, up from 3.3% in March, ... Trump Wants Rate Cuts. The Data Just Made That Nearly Impossible.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down, while the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 Index were up

Walmart's stock price continues to rock.

The major indexes rose slightly Monday as AI and chips shrugged off higher oil prices as Trump said Iran ceasefire "on life support."

While overall layoffs dropped in the first four months of 2026, AI helped drive more than 85,000 job cuts at technology companies.