Stocks pared gains in the early morning session after Bloomberg reported Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is “emerging as a top candidate” to serve as the central bank’s next chair. Bloomberg reports: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is emerging as a top candidate to serve as the central bank’s chair among President Donald Trump’s advisers…
US stock futures edged higher on Thursday as President Trump’s sweeping tariffs hit dozens of US trade partners after his self-imposed deadline for countries to strike deals expired. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) gained 0.4%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) rose 0.6%….
Apple (AAPL) revealed plans to invest an additional $100 billion in US manufacturing commitments during a press event at the White House with President Trump on Wednesday. The move follows Apple’s prior $500 billion investment in US spending, which includes working with partners to build an AI server plant in Texas. Shares of Apple climbed…