The total return for the S&P 500 Index in 2025 equaled 17.88%, and excluding the Mag 7 stocks, the index’s total return equaled 10.36%.

The average number of jobs added per month over the past year was only 48,000. That’s less than a third of average monthly job growth reported during the previous year.

Alphabet challenges U.S. ruling, seeking to preserve search defaults amid legal and market uncertainty.