Upbeat economic news outweighed trade fears today, pushing the Dow and S&P 500 higher. But the Nasdaq was dragged lower by slumping tech stocks. Read More
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Wall Street today ignored a major escalation of the U.S.-China trade war. Stocks zoomed higher, with sharp gains across the board. Read More
The White House today got closer to slapping new trade sanctions against China. Wall Street veered sharply lower, with tech stocks leading decliners. Read More
Hopes for a trade war truce were dashed Friday as President Trump approved tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Stocks closed mixed in choppy trading. Read More
Trade war tensions ebbed Thursday, as Washington and Beijing vowed to resume negotiations. Wall Street sighed in relief and the main indices rallied. Read More
Conflicting trade news knocked investors around today, pushing the main stock market indices to a mixed close in choppy trading. Read More
The main indices climbed today, as investors focused on strong earnings and put aside trade conflict and emerging market woes. Read More
Headlines got you worried? Here are six simple steps to protect your portfolio from the deepening chaos. Read More
The threat of rising inflation combined with escalating trade conflict pummeled the main stock indices today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its first weekly loss in four weeks. Read More
The main indices closed mostly lower today, for the usual reasons. Chief among these familiar catalysts was a turn for the worse in the seemingly endless trade war. Read More