• US Economy Sees Low Growth, High Inflation in Q1

    U.S. economic growth in the first quarter fell below the Federal Reserve's estimates of the economy's long-run potential for the first time in nearly two years, but the signs of slowing were accompanied with fast inflation that, if sustained, would pose a particular dilemma for the central bank.

  • iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) Sees Strong Trading Volume

    Shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG – Get Free Report) saw strong trading volume on Monday . 1,163,042 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 119% from the previous session’s volume of 532,048 shares.The stock last traded at $114.34 and had previously closed at $116.17. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth […]

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    BATTING_Betts, Los Angeles, .391; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .367; Bohm, Philadelphia, .354; Ozuna, Atlanta, .354; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .350; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .347; Turner, Philadelphia, .345

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Perez, Kansas City, .350; Kwan, Cleveland, .345; Altuve, Houston, .336; Rutschman, Baltimore, .324; Soto, New York, .324; Rosario, Tampa Bay, .323; Peña, Houston, .321; Witt, Kansas City, .310

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Ohtani, Los Angeles, .368; Betts, Los Angeles, .355; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .346; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .341; Winker, Washington, .328; Turner, Philadelphia, .327; Ozuna, Atlanta, .326; K.

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .357; Kwan, Cleveland, .351; Rosario, Tampa Bay, .346; Perez, Kansas City, .337; Peña, Houston, .330; A.García, Texas, .326; Mountcastle, Baltimore, .324; J.Naylor, Cleveland

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Ohtani, Los Angeles, .368; Betts, Los Angeles, .355; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .354; Turner, Philadelphia, .348; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .346; Ozuna, Atlanta, .338; Turang, Milwaukee, .333; K.

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Kwan, Cleveland, .358; Altuve, Houston, .351; Rosario, Tampa Bay, .351; Peña, Houston, .344; Soto, New York, .337; Perez, Kansas City, .333; Westburg, Baltimore, .333; A.García, Texas, .326; J.

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Arcia, Atlanta, .377; Betts, Los Angeles, .369; McMahon, Colorado, .361; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .360; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .358; Ozuna, Atlanta, .352; Turner, Philadelphia, .350; W.Smith

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .376; Kwan, Cleveland, .349; Peña, Houston, .349; Soto, New York, .347; Rosario, Tampa Bay, .333; Turner, Toronto, .333; Perez, Kansas City, .324; Volpe, New York, .324; Witt

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    Major League Baseball Leaders

    BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .382; Kwan, Cleveland, .372; Turner, Toronto, .360; O'Hoppe, Los Angeles, .354; Peña, Houston, .351; Volpe, New York, .349; Perez, Kansas City, .339; J.Naylor, Cleveland, .328

  • World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence

    Is America experiencing a crisis of confidence? That is the assessment of some world leaders from allied and partner nations in recent months. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized the U.S. at the start of the year, “Recent global events in the Taiwan Strait, in the Middle East, in Ukraine are all results of American hesitance to actually lead.”As he addressed Congress earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chided his audience for what he called “an...