Nick Rummell

Inflation crept back up, Trump instigated another trade war with Canada and Iranian sanctions threaten oil. Again.

The Vincent Van Gogh painting "Sunflowers" was sold under duress during Nazi rule and bought at auction by a Japanese insurer in the 1980s.

Economists expected a decent jobs report for May, but what they got outpaced even the top ends of their forecasts.

Hints of a peace deal between the Trump administration and Iran throughout the week caused markets to put up gains, despite other negative economic indicators.

Gains were concentrated in a few industries like healthcare, but the labor pool seems to be healing after a disastrous February.

Wall Street was overjoyed when news of a ceasefire with Iran hit, but the subsequent confusion over the terms and who controls the Strait of Hormuz dampened gains.

U.S. indices saw wild swings this week, as investors contend with the fluctuating price of oil.

The loss was partly blamed on nurses strikes in New York City, since health care has been one of the few bright spots in past reports — but many other industries contributed to the unexpected decline.

Investors fled equities this week as oil prices jumped, volatility over the war in Iran swirled and U.S. jobs evaporated.

Massachusetts’ high court heard a case challenging the constitutionality of a law prohibiting 18- to 20-year-olds from possessing firearms, but the panel focused on the particulars of the case and mainly avoided constitutional questions.