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The tech companies have invested mostly in renewable power, but they are now navigating a changed political environment.

The major US stock indices close the week with a four day when streak. Monday’s declines of over 2.5% were erased on Tuesday. The gains from Wednesday Thursday and Friday were icing on the cake.

The NASDAQ index outpaced the other major indices with a gain of 6.73%.

.For the day, the NASDAQ rose 1.26%

A snapshot of the final numbers shows:

• Dow industrial average rose 20.10 points or 0.05% at 40113.50.
• S&P index rose 40.44 points or 0.74% at 5525.21.
• NASDAQ index rose to 16.90 or 1.26% at 17382.94

for the trading week:

• Dow industrial average rose 2.48%
• S&P index rose 4.59%
• NASDAQ index rose 6.73%

Some of the biggest winners this week included:

• Palantir: +19.88%

• Robinhood Markets: +19.72%

• Trump Media & Technology Group: +18.83%

• Tesla: +18.06%

• SoFi Technologies: +17.21%

• MicroStrategy: +16.26%

• Shopify Inc: +16.10%

• Micron: +15.92%

• Super Micro Computer: +15.76%

• Nio A ADR: +14.35%

• Netflix: +13.20%

• CrowdStrike Holdings: +13.11%

Next week, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple report earnings. Also, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil, Coca-Cola, Chevron will all report as well

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

Here’s what to know about the current status of the different federal student loan forgiveness opportunites under the Trump administration.

• 🔴 Risks to global trade are the most frequently cited risk to the U.S. financial system, according to new Federal Reserve survey

• 🔴 Fed says growing stablecoin sector remains subject to run risks

• 🔴 Fed says bank funding vulnerabilities in line with historical norms

• 🔴 Fed says funding markets were resilient through early April’s market volatility

• 🔴 Global trade risks, fiscal debt sustainability, and policy uncertainty top concerns of Fed survey respondents

• 🔴 Fed survey respondents also cite foreign divestment from U.S. assets, value of U.S. dollar, as other new potential shocks

• 🔴 Fed survey: Some respondents say ‘incremental tariffs’ may only cause modest disruption

• 🔴 Fed in latest Financial Stability Report says prices remain high relative to fundamentals even after April market turmoil

• 🔴 Fed says liquidity in Treasury and equity markets was low and worsened further in April, though market functioning remained orderly

• 🔴 Fed says Treasury markets continued to see orderly trading, markets continued to function amid recent volatility

• 🔴 Fed says commercial real estate prices showed some signs of stabilizing

• 🔴 Fed says banking system remained sound and resilient, but hedge fund leverage rose to historical highs, concentrated among largest funds

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

Monday, April 28

• Canada Federal Election (All day)

Tuesday, April 29

• U.S. JOLTS Job Openings (Forecast: 7.48M; Prior: 7.57M)

• Australia CPI q/q (Forecast: 0.8%; Prior: 0.2%)

• Australia CPI y/y (Forecast: 2.3%; Prior: 2.4%)

• Australia Trimmed Mean CPI q/q (Forecast: 0.6%; Prior: 0.5%)

• China Manufacturing PMI (Forecast: 49.8; Prior: 50.5)

• Germany Preliminary CPI m/m (Forecast: 0.4%; Prior: 0.3%)

Wednesday, April 30

• U.S. ADP Non-Farm Employment Change (Forecast: 123K; Prior: 155K)

• Canada GDP m/m (Forecast: 0.4%; Prior: 0.4%)

• U.S. Advance GDP q/q (Forecast: 0.4%; Prior: 2.4%)

• U.S. Employment Cost Index q/q (Forecast: 0.9%; Prior: 0.9%)

• 7:00am: U.S. Core PCE Price Index m/m (Forecast: 0.1%; Prior: 0.4%)

• Tentative: BOJ Policy Rate Decision (Expected: <0.50%)

• BOJ Monetary Policy Statement

• BOJ Outlook Report

• BOJ Press Conference

Thursday, May 1

• U.S. Unemployment Claims (Forecast: 224K; Prior: 222K)

• U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI (Forecast: 48.0; Prior: 49.0)

Friday, May 2

• U.S. Average Hourly Earnings m/m (Forecast: 0.3%; Prior: 0.3%)

• U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (Forecast: 129K; Prior: 228K)

• U.S. Unemployment Rate (Forecast: 4.2%; Prior: 4.2%)

• All day: Australia Parliamentary Elections

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post comes as he ramps up pressure on Russia and Ukraine to strike a deal to end their war.

Airlines are trimming their domestic schedules as leisure traveler demand comes in lighter than expected.

A new ETF gives investors access to Warren Buffett’s top stock holdings and Berkshire Hathaway shares, with an extra income-producing options strategy.

How do you comfort your child when they’re upset? For starters, fight the temptation to say these two words, says child psychologist and parenting expert Reem Raouda.

The 42-year-old is now one of the busiest actors in Hollywood.