Wall Street added to its recent milestones Thursday as the market closed at an all-time high after Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with a solid outlook for the rest of 2025, spurring an airline stock rally. The S&P 500 rose 17.20 points, or 0.3%, to 6,280.46, inching past the record it set last…
A rally in big tech stocks led the broader market to a higher close Wednesday, lifting the Nasdaq to an all-time high and helping Wall Street claw back most of its losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% for its first gain this week. The benchmark index remains near the record…
Paramount Global has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to end his lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview — a legal tussle that roiled CBS News, spurred high-level departures and threatened to derail the company’s hoped-for sale. Under the terms of the deal, the money will be allocated to Trump’s future presidential…
Angus Robertson, the Scottish constitution secretary, said Labour had struck a deal on fishing “without any recourse, involvement or approval of devolved administrations”. He tweeted: “Scottish government received no documentation or draft proposals in advance. I asked UK minister last week for this. Nothing received. Reset?” A Scottish fishing industry body has described the 12…
WASHINGTON — A trade deal with the United Kingdom announced by the White House on Thursday marked the first of its kind since President Trump launched sweeping global tariffs last month, offering a glimpse into the Trump administration’s negotiating strategy as it seeks to reset terms with trading partners around the world. The agreement, hailed by Trump…
Will we hear from Sir Keir Starmer in the Oval Office? The White House pushed back the time of the meeting by 30 minutes amid speculation that a call was being arranged with the prime minister during the event to announce the deal. Sources at the WHite House, where I am waiting to see the…
Trump has said on Truth Social that the deal with the UK is “a full and comprehensive one”. He wrote it would “cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come”. The US president added: “Because of our long-time history and allegiance together, it is a great honour…
American and Chinese officials will finally hold trade talks later this week, a first attempt to limit the tariff war launched by President Trump on his “liberation day” on April 2. In a co-ordinated announcement, spokespeople for the two governments said Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, Jamieson Greer, the trade representative, and He Lifeng,…
Donald Trump recently mocked world leaders who are seeking to make a trade deal. “These countries are calling us up, kissing my a**,” he said. Donald Trump mocks world leaders trying to make a trade deal (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP) President Trump…
Stock markets tumble after China retaliates against Trump’s tariff Updated: 7:32 PM EDT Apr 4, 2025 White House Correspondent Stock markets fell further Friday after China retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing a 34% tariff on all U.S. goods suffering. The S&P 500 fell 6% — it’s biggest one-day drop since the COVID-19…