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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for theU.S. decreased by 0.6 percent in April 2024 to 101.8 (2016=100), after decreasing by 0.3 percent in March. Over the six-month period between October 2023 and April 2024, the LEI contracted by 1.9 percent—a smaller decrease than its 3.5 percent decline over the previous six months. “Another decline in ...
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Crypto trading volumes recorded on Robinhood Markets Inc. more than halved in April, outpacing the decline seen on rival exchanges as digital-asset appetite among retail investors cooled. Crypto notional trading volumes were $10.1 billion last month, Robinhood said in an operating report on Wednesday, down 57% from March’s volumes of $23.6 billion. It was ...