Tag: Falls

Wall Street falls on double dose of disappointing economic data

NEW YORK — Worries about a potentially toxic cocktail combining stubbornly high inflation with a flagging economy dragged U.S. stocks lower on Thursday. A sharp drop for Facebook’s parent company, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also hurt the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and sliced some of the gains off what had […]

U.S. birth rate falls to 100-year low, triggering economic worries

The U.S. birthrate has dropped to its lowest point in more than 100 years, triggering concerns about the nation’s economic future with a lack of fresh blood to replenish an aging workforce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s provisional analysis of birth certificates tallied nearly 3.6 million newborns last year, down 2% from 2022. […]

David Trone falls ill; another Maryland Senate Democratic debate canceled

A Democratic primary debate for Maryland’s U.S. Senate race between Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks was abruptly canceled Sunday just hours before the event. Mr. Trone, 68, was hospitalized after he reported feeling dehydrated and had developed a fever. “[Saturday] night following an event, David felt dehydrated and began to […]