years

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The dot-com boom delivered five straight years of huge gains, and many investors convinced themselves the old rules of investing no longer applied.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Thursday’s jobless claims numbers come after the U.S. economy added a seasonally adjusted 172,000 jobs in May, showing the labor market has now recorded its best three-month stretch in more than two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Paty Santillana, a Van Nuys resident, has visited the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center for the last 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

For someone planning to draw income within a few years, it can be a portfolio disaster.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

She then spends four years in Niger, Colombia, and El Salvador as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching children and adults how to read and speak English.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly