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The three main Wall Street indexes ended Friday higher for the day and week, with the S&P 500 (.SPX) and the Dow (.DJI) breaking closing records, as investors took strong economic data and bank earnings as signs of momentum in the U.S. pandemic recovery.

Chinese aluminum prices moved higher Friday, hitting an 11-year high, exchange data showed, as Beijing embarks on the road to decarbonization, a move that has reduced energy to the power-hungry smelting hub located in Inner Mongolia, even as new capacity came on online, according to Mining.com.

Housing construction is expected to remain strong throughout the year

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sees 'rapidly improving economy'

While the reading is heavily skewed by the plunge in activity a year earlier, the increase is the strongest since at least 1992

Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe announced Thursday on Fox News’ “Hannity” that he’s suing Twitter following the banning of his account by the social media giant.

U.S. retail sales rose by the most in 10 months in March as Americans received additional pandemic relief checks from the government and increased COVID-19 vaccinations allowed broader economic re-engagement, cementing expectations for robust growth in the first quarter.

Coinbase, the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is expected to go public today at what could be a valuation north of $100 billion.

Inflation jumped in March, as prices for consumer goods, from gasoline to food, posted their biggest increase in almost nine years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

Deficit for first half of budget year was up from $743.5B in the year-ago period