US stocks opened lower on Wednesday as investors weighed President Trump’s latest 25% tariff salvo and waited for Federal Reserve minutes for insight into future policy. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) each slipped roughly 2% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.3%. Markets are caught in wait-and-see mode…
US stock futures edged lower on Wednesday as investors weighed President Trump’s latest 25% tariff salvo and waited for Federal Reserve minutes for insight into future policy. Futures on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slipped roughly 0.1%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) were up just above the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible…
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled support to the country’s private sector and urged businesses to “show their “talents.” Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended the day 0.66% lower at 8,481, after the Reserve Bank…
Wall Street fought through a pair of inflation reports and more tariff headlines to post a strong week of gains. On Valentine’s Day, the S & P 500 even flirted with a fresh all-time high before ending Friday’s session with a tiny loss. For the week, the S & P 500 advanced 1.47%, the Nasdaq…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 12, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Humans are forward-looking creatures. It allows us to plan for the future, increasing our chances of survival and success, but can also bog us down as we get mired in anxiety…
Retail investor pessimism rises to highest since November 2023, AAII survey shows Almost half of all Main Street investors responding to a weekly survey from the American Association of Individual Investors are bearish on the outlook for stocks over the next six months, the largest number since November 2023. Pessimism rose to 47.3% in the…
People walking through the neon lit night streets of Sinchon in the heart of Seoul, South Korea’s vibrant capital city. Fotovoyager | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly rise Friday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight as President Donald Trump signed a reciprocal tariffs plans, but did not enact the levies them immediately….
Eggs for sale at 72.2 cents per egg from a supermarket on Feb. 10, 2025 in Monterey Park, California, U.S. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images What do arthouse movies and U.S. interest rates in 2025 have in common? There’s a chance both will have no cuts. The 3% figure for 12-month headline…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 4, 2025. NYSE S&P 500 futures are near flat Wednesday night as traders analyzed the latest corporate earnings reports while awaiting more inflation stats. Futures tied to the broad index ticked up 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial…