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Dallas Fed Mfg Activity Holds Near One Year High Despite Plunge In Respondent Sentiment On Iran War The Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index continues to straddle the unchanged line, and despite a tiny dip from 0.2 in February, the highest print since July, to -0.2 in March, just below the 1.5 median estimate, the index remained near the highest level in a year and absent a modest and brief, post-Trump election spike, this remains one of the highest prints since mid-2022. Curiously, the headline index barely dropped even though most index components...

A Troubling Trend: Why More Workers Are Tapping 401(k)s Early And How To Resist Authored by Due via The Epoch Times, What’s the main goal of your 401(k)? Well, my dear Watson, it’s to provide for your retirement. Specifically, it’s a long-term investment that benefits from compound interest. But for a record number of Americans, the “long term” is taking a back seat to immediate financial struggles. Early 401(k) withdrawals can create costly setbacks for future retirement savings. ShutterstockProfessional/Shutterstock In 2025, 6 percent of Vanguard 401(k) plan members took hardship withdrawals. That’s a...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it was suspending medical evacuations from Gaza after an Israeli attack in the Strip killed one of its workers. “[WHO] is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in Gaza was killed today during a security incident. Two WHO staff members […]