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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2020
Page
8
The Labor Department reports 11 weekly unemployment aid tallies showing claims persist above 800,000 per week in December. The job market remains stressed nine months after the recession began, well above the prepandemic weekly average of about 225,000.
Investors finish the year upbeat as the S&P 500 approaches a 16 percent gain and the Nasdaq surges toward a 43 percent rise, after pandemic losses in spring that trimmed a long bull run.
Major U.S. stock exchanges will be closed Friday for the New Year holiday. The NYSE and Nasdaq will reopen Monday. The U.S. bond market will close at 2 p.m. ET today and stay closed Friday. CME CBOT commodities and FX markets will also be closed Friday.
Quotes from Leslie Citroen of Mill Valley Chickens highlight a nationwide surge in home coops for companionship and fresh eggs. The trend follows COVID disruptions as more people embrace small-scale poultry keeping and personal sustainability.
Stocks closed with small gains on Wall Street as the S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent, nearing Monday's all time high, while the Dow hit another record. Small company shares led gains for the month, signaling improving investor optimism about the economy.
Williams, armed with two handguns, killed his wife’s guard as police say an officer fired one shot to protect the woman and children. Barr died from multiple gunshot wounds. the wife was treated for a shoulder wound and released. The officer, an 18 year veteran, is on paid administrative leave.
Plans seek to rezone property from single family and offices to multifamily uses with site plan approval by the city. Nearby daycare owners oppose tall buildings near their playground and potential traffic increases as review continues. A separate Massachusetts Street project envisions converting a vacant Shell site into RM24 housing, a smaller infill under RM24 zoning. The likelihood of approval hinges on city commission action and zoning interpretations.
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