The U.S. stock market is rising toward more records Thursday after Cisco Systems and others joined the parade of U.S. companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 2026 than analysts expected.
The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States, the State Department said Wednesday.
U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, the highest point in more than three years, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices and intensifies pressure on companies to pass along their rising costs to consumers.
U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
Oil prices are rising Monday as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the U.S. stock market is nevertheless holding near its record heights.
Millions of Americans are losing weight on GLP-1s and it’s changing their shopping habits.
America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war.
Gas is up another two cents Thursday, May 7.
Gas prices continue to skyrocket across the country and here in the Midlands.
The number of people working in the state continues to grow.
