Stock Market April closed a volatile month with a rebound despite weaker than anticipated economic growth numbers, although the S&P 500 and Dow still ended the month down while the tech-heavy Nasdaq eked out a slight gain. For the month, the stock market’s three major indices performed as follows: S&P 500 -0.8% The DOW -3.2% Nasdaq +0.9% Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/stock-market-today-live-updates.html GDP The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first contraction in three years. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP declined at an annualized rate of 0.3%, a sharper drop than the […]