America's economy is booming, but Republicans are miserable

Unemployment is shrinking. The stock market is booming. Americans are returning to the skies and even to movie theaters. And yet Republicans are deeply worried about the state of the economy.

News: What you need to know about the markets     America's economy is booming, but Republicans are miserable Unemployment is shrinking. The stock market is booming. Americans are returning to the skies and even to movie theaters. And yet Republicans are deeply worried about the state of the economy. Read more »   Millions of jobs and a shortage of applicants. Welcome to the new economy There's a problem at James Hook's chicken farms, and it has nothing to do with poultry. Read more »   American consumer confidence jumps to highest level since the pandemic started Americans feel more confident now than at any point during the pandemic, new data from The Conference Board showed Tuesday. Read more »   Big Tech is booming again, and the bull run appears to be far from over So much for big tech stocks falling out of favor. Read more »   The pandemic is making a vicious cycle even worse for low-income students Inequality has worsened across the board during the pandemic. That has proven particularly true for low-income students. Read more »   First-year analysts at JPMorgan will now make $100,000 Inflation has arrived on Wall Street, and it's bringing smiles to the faces of junior bankers — in the form of much fatter paychecks. Read more »

Dow Nasdaq S&P +9.02   +27.83   +1.19 34,292.29   14,528.34   4,291.80 +0.03%   +0.19%   +0.03% YTD +12.04%   YTD +12.73%   YTD +14.26%

Biggest Winners Morgan Stanley +3.35%   Nike Inc +2.36%   Aptiv PLC +2.33%   Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings +2.20% Biggest Losers NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP -2.67%   NRG Energy Inc -2.67%   Sempra Energy -2.59%   Citigroup Inc -2.56%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $73.44 +0.46 / +0.63% Gold $1,761.20 -2.40 / -0.14% 10-yr 1.48% +0.00 Euro $1.19 -0.00 / -0.26%

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