‘Check Yourself’ As the Data Zig Zags ↯

Stocks made new record highs, with the S&P 500 setting an intraday high of 5,264.85 and a closing high of 5,254.35 on Thursday. For the week, the S&P increased 0.4%. The index is now up 10.2% year to date and up 46.9% from its October 12, 2022 closing …

German building firm Knauf denies trade with Russia

The German gypsum manufacturer Knauf said on Friday that it has not supplied goods to Russia nor has it exported goods from Russia since Russia started its war with Ukraine in February 2022. A Knauf statement, which also said that the firm is not deliv…