12 History Lessons + 3 Births & 7 Deaths for August 26, 2025Today's History:1071 – Battle of Manzikert: Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire, beginning the decline of Byzantine control in Anatolia.1498 – Michelangelo is commissioned to carve...

8/26/2025Here’s an overview of six stocks, including their exchange, recent performance, and a brief description. This post is for information and personal discovery purposes. It is not an indicator to buy, sell, or hold to any of these stocks. Stock...

8/25/2025Today At A Glance:U.S. stocks slipped after Friday’s surge, as traders cooled rate-cut optimism and turned attention to Nvidia’s earnings mid-week. By the close, the Dow −0.77%, S&P 500 −0.43%, and Nasdaq −0.22%; Friday’s record Dow clos...

8/22/2025Here’s an overview of six stocks, including their exchange, recent performance, and a brief description. This post is for information and personal discovery purposes. It is not an indicator to buy, sell, or hold to any of these stocks. Stock...

12 History Lessons + 4 Births & 7 Deaths for August 25, 2025Today's History:1609 – Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.1718 – New Orleans is founded by the French under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.1830 –...

12 History Lessons + 4 Births & 7 Deaths for August 24, 2025Today's History:79 AD – Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and pumice.410 – The Visigoths, led by Alaric, sack Rome for the first time i...

The Market Week That Was: 8/18 - 8/22/2025Here’s how the major U.S. stock indices performed during the week of Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22, 2025:Data sources: S&P 500 Monday open from Investing.com; Friday closes for S&P/Dow/Nasdaq...

12 History Lessons + 3 Births & 6 Deaths for August 23, 2025Today's History:1305 – William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed in London for treason against England.1572 – St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre begins in Paris; thousands of Huguenots...

12 History Lessons + 4 Births & 7 Deaths for August 22, 2025Today's History:1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field ends the Wars of the Roses; King Richard III is killed and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.1642 – King Charles I raises...

8/22/2025Today At A Glance:Stocks ripped higher after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled the door is open to a near-term rate cut at Jackson Hole, pushing the Dow to a record close and snapping the S&P 500’s five-day skid. By the bell the Dow +1.9%...