/PRNewswire/ Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR), a company that provides technology solutions to improve the clinical effectiveness and efficiency of.
U.S. E-mini stock futures gained 0.8%, after a 1.16% overnight slide for the S&P 500 that followed private payrolls data, which showed a bigger than expected rise in employment and a drop in jobless claims. While many investors are cautiously positioned for sky-high U.S. inflation to subside following signs of a slowdown in recent months, they also expect monthly price and wage numbers to drive market volatility.
The S&P 500 closed slightly higher on Tuesday after four sessions of declines, but investors fretted about weak holiday shopping and rising bond yields added pressure after the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) surprise tweak of its monetary policy. Fears about the economic impact of the Federal Reserve's plan to keep raising U.S. interest rates have weighed heavily on equities since its policy meeting last week.
(Archived document, may contain errors) a I 716 June 29,1989 HOW TO M OW THE POSTAL SEXVICE TRULY OFF BUDGE2 Ronald Utt John M. Olin Fellow INTRODUCTION The bipartisan budget agreement between Congress and the Bush Administration includes a proposal to remove the United States Postal Service (USPS) from the unified federal budget. By transferring the USPSs expected fiscal 1990 loss of $1.8 billion to the nether world of off-budget accounting, the government would create the illusion of reducing the deficit without having to cut spending or boost revenue.