U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (center) at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on Monday, June 9, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China have met in London, and talks are expected to continue Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC’s Megan Casella. At the top…
An H&M store in New York City on Nov. 19, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images When Gilberto Loureiro spent summers working in a textile factory as a teenager growing up in Portugal, he discovered that he felt “hate and love” for how clothes were produced. The work was tough: Loureiro’s job was…
Several years before Donald J. Trump entered politics, Apple and its partners built massive factories across China to assemble iPhones. Mr. Trump first campaigned for president by promising his supporters that he would force Apple to make those products in America. Nearly a decade later, little has changed. Instead of bringing its manufacturing home, Apple…
In This Story U.S. stocks were a mixed bag Monday as investors followed earnings across sectors, from pizza to semiconductors and sanitation. How Trump’s tariffs could make your iPhone cost $3,500 The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 114 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 gained almost 4 points, or about 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq finished…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, April 28 1. Wall Street was looking at a muted open today after last week’s bounce. Big Club earnings week: Meta Platforms , Amazon , Microsoft , and Apple . Who can mitigate the tariffs best? In the week ahead , we also have major jobs and inflation…
In This Story If you thought last week was a heavy one for markets — big intraday swings, shifting sentiment — just wait. Another packed slate of earnings and economic data is on the way, offering one of the clearest views into the health of American business yet this year. Think Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META),…
The busiest week of the earnings season is here, as investors look to some of the biggest companies in the world for guidance on how the global trade could impact their bottom lines. More than 160 S & P 500 members are slated to report, including Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. Around 180 companies have…
The stock market bounce last week showed once again just how dependent Wall Street has become on the whims of the White House. Case in point: The S & P 500 sank more than 2% this past Monday as President Donald Trump was attacking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and providing scant details on tariff…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, April 25 1. Alphabet reported better-than-expected first quarter growth, blew it away on Youtube and search and there seems to be no cannibalization at all. Extraordinary quarter and shares trade at just 16.6 times forward earnings. Several Wall Street firms, including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, raised their price…
The market’s leading tech stocks don’t hold the same sway they once did, and that may change the ingredients needed for a Wall Street rally. The Roundhill Magnificent 7 ETF (MAGS) — which holds shares of Microsoft , Apple , Alphabet , Tesla , Amazon , Nvidia and Meta Platforms in roughly equal measure —…