Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Agriculture secretary, during her Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats on Friday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Senior trade adviser Peter Navarro attends an interview with CNN, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump‘s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Friday encouraged Americans to buy stocks one day after dismissing a steep market drop fueled by fears of a tariff-induced slowdown as…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump’s tariff increase on imports from China would basically end most trade between that country and the U.S., according to economist Erica York. “It depends on how narrowly the tariff…
European Union welcomes Trump tariff reprieve: von der Leyen European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen looks on as she meets with Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir (not pictured), in Brussels, Belgium, on April 9, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Trump’s decision to pause “reciprocal” tariffs against…
The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Every bear market has days like this. The Nasdaq soared 12% on Wednesday, the second-best day on record for the tech-heavy index and its sharpest rally since January 2001, which was the middle…
United Airlines planes land and prepare to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, , U.S., January 27, 2025. Fabrizio Bensch | Reuters Stocks with the largest percentage reversals Wednesday Symbol Name RBICS Economy Previous close Intraday Low Current price Chg at low % chg low to curr. UAL United Airlines…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, on the day he signs energy-related executive orders at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A new round of steep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took effect early Wednesday morning on products imported from scores of countries around the world. The…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The stock market has been throwing a temper tantrum, fueled by fear of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and the specter of an escalating global trade war. Americans may wonder why trade policy has made stock investors so skittish….
Hassett: Trump fielding ‘massive number’ of requests to negotiate tariffs National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to members of the media outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett says that the Trump administration is “managing…
Boats in the harbor of Mui Ne, Vietnam, on March 8, 2023. Alexandra Schuler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Vietnam has long been viewed as a successful example of embracing external trade, luring some of the largest companies in the world to establish hubs to manufacture everything from footwear to electronic products that grace…