Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served under President Barack Obama, has died at 68. Carter, the nation’s 25th defense secretary, died Monday in Boston after “a sudden cardiac event,” according to reports citing his family. Carter served as deputy secretary of defense from 2011 to 2013 before taking the top job at the Pentagon.
DE 40 forecast: the trend has shifted to downward
The DE 40 stock index reached a new all-time high but has since entered a downtrend. The DE 40 forecast for today is negative. DE