Wall Street put aside trade fears today to focus on first-quarter operating results. Optimism reigned over corporate profits, pushing the main indices into the green. But late-breaking political news eroded gains in the final minutes of trading. Read More
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The U.S and China intensified their tit-for-tat cycle of tariff threats today, suggesting that a trade war is imminent. Stocks plummeted across the board. Read More
Investors today put aside fears of a trade war to focus on robust expectations for corporate operating results. The main stock indices soared, in the best three-day gain since Donald Trump won the White House. Read More
Investors today were rankled by China’s retaliation against Trump’s tariffs. After plunging earlier in the session, the main indices ended in the green. Read More
On the first trading day of the month, fresh worries about trade and technology pummeled stocks across the board. Presidential tweets weighed on Amazon and the Nasdaq. Read More
In the final trading session of the quarter, the main indices closed sharply higher. Favorable jobs and inflation data calmed Wall Street’s frayed nerves. Read More
In a familiar pattern, the main indices bounced around today before ending in the red. The culprits: tech sector uncertainty and unresolved trade issues. Read More
The main indices slumped Tuesday, as the U.S. and China continued to wrangle over trade. Tech stocks were laggards, amid the intensifying Facebook privacy scandal. Read More
The major benchmarks sharply rose Monday as the escalation of trade conflict between the U.S. and China seemed to wane. But jitters linger over the tech sector. Read More
The U.S. and China today exchanged accusations and threats, sending stocks into a downward spiral yet again. Read More