Domestic institutional investors' stock purchases in February dropped to their lowest since April 2025, with inflows cut by over half compared to the last six months. This decline is attributed to lackluster market returns over 18 months and a shift in investor interest towards outperforming precious metals like gold and silver.
Across the U.S., Dollar Tree is moving into more higher-income areas. In the last six years, almost half of new Dollar Tree stores opened in wealthier enclaves of metropolitan areas, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News.
A second round of layoffs hit WGN-Ch. 9 this week, with three employees getting the ax Wednesday, including Debbie Brockman, the producer whose aggressive detainment by ICE agents in October became a symbol of urban enforcement clashes.
