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The S&P 500 is in a bear market; here’s what that means 06/14/2022 12:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is back in the claws of a bear market as worries about inflation and higher interest rates overwhelm investors. The Federal Reserve has signaled it will aggressively raise interest rates to try to control inflation, which is the highest in decades. Throw in the war in Ridership up for VRE, OmniRide, though still below pre-pandemic levels 06/13/2022 10:57am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. With gas prices high and office work returning for many, riders are returning to the area’s buses and trains. The coming 2023 fisc Prince William County to reach data center capacity by 2035 06/09/2022 03:52pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A new report estimates that Prince William County could run out of space to meet demand for the data center industry by 2035. The report Fighting, drug violations up in Prince William Co. schools 06/06/2022 10:36am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Just as Prince William County Public Schools was recognizing “Mental Health Awareness Month” in May, a new report underscored a t An American-made hero: Haymarket veteran honored on whiskey bottle 06/03/2022 08:38pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. You might wonder how a veteran who has never had a drink in her life is honored on the side of a whiskey bottle. That’s unde Prince William County expects $2.5M in state funds for mental health center 06/03/2022 02:19pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County is poised to receive $2.5 million in state funding to support mental health crisis services. The money is includ 2022 Layoffs: 7 Growth Stocks Hit the Hardest 05/31/2022 08:00pm • Investors can tell a lot about a company by its layoff patterns.With a record 4.5 million U.S. workers quitting jobs in March 2022 in the so-called Great Resignation, it came as a surprise to many when numerous high-profile publicly traded companies announced waves of layoffs throughout the year. Wh AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Illinois; IndyCar to Detroit 05/31/2022 03:42pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Enjoy Illinois 300 Site: Madison, Illinois. Schedule: Friday, practice, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FS1). Track: World Wide Technology Raceway. Race distance: 240 laps, 300 miles. Last year: First visit for the series. Last Woodbridge Commanders? Stadium plan presents opportunity, obstacles 05/31/2022 09:30am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. State and county officials are sharing concerns over the Washington Commanders’ possible plans for a new stadium complex in Woodbri Why Diversification Is Important in Investing 05/25/2022 08:00pm • History is filled with stories of successful stock pickers -- figures who bet a large portion of their portfolios on a few stocks after thorough analysis and walked away with handsome gains. That being said, history is also filled with thousands of average investors who underperformed a simple index Commission recommends new names for three Virginia Army bases 05/25/2022 07:56pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Congressional Naming Commission, in a virtual news conference Tuesday, announced the suggested new names of nine Army installatio Fed officials signal rates may head to 'restrictive' levels 05/25/2022 03:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed when they met earlier this month that they may have to raise interest rates to levels that would weaken the economy as part of their drive to curb inflation, which is near a four-decade high. At the same time, many of the policymakers also agreed Asian shares mixed after Wall St barely misses bear market 05/22/2022 11:20pm • Shares are mixed in Asia in cautious trading after Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market on Friday. Tokyo and Sydney were higher Monday while Hong Kong and Shanghai declined. Investors were awaiting minutes from the latest policy setting meeting of the Federal Reserve and updates on cons Final-hour rally yanks Wall Street from maw of bear market 05/20/2022 09:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market Friday after another drop for stocks briefly sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its peak set early this year. The S&P 500 index, which sits at the heart of most workers’ 401(k) accounts, was down as much as 2.3% for the US stocks got close to a bear market. Here’s what that means 05/20/2022 04:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The bear came close to Wall Street but then backed off. The stock market’s slump this year briefly pulled the S&P 500 into what's known as a bear market Friday, before a late rally put the index in the green. The prevailing sentiment among investors remains negative, however,