Stocks sink to new low for 2022, closing dismal month with mounting recession fears
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Wall Street is at its worst levels in almost two years Friday as the end nears for what's been a miserable month for markets around the world.
The S&P 500 closed down 1.5%, at 3,585, after flipping between small losses and gains through the morning. It's at its lowest level since the early 2020 coronavirus crash and its third straight losing quarter.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 500 points, or 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.5%.
President Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.
It's Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus is suiting up for his annual voyage from the North Pole to households around the world. In keeping with decades of tradition, the North American Aerospace Command, or NORAD, will once again track Santa's journey to deliver gifts to children before Christmas 2024, using an official map that's updated consistently to show where he is right now.
An anti-money laundering law called the Corporate Transparency Act, or CTA, appears to have been given new life after an appeals court on Monday determined its rules can be enforced as the case proceeds. The law requires small business owners to register with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, by Jan. 1, or potentially pay fines of up to $10,000.