AI spending, China and Trump tariffs loom

AI spending, China and Trump tariffs loom

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc.; from left, Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.; and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Bloomberg |…

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Wall Street dips in premarket but remains near record highs as another raft of earnings pours in

Wall Street dips in premarket but remains near record highs as another raft of earnings pours in

Wall Street dipped in premarket trading Tuesday, but indexes remained near record highs on another big day for corporate earnings reports. Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were each off 0.2%. Homebuilders were the early winners, with D.R. Horton climbing nearly…

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We're about to find out who's really paying for tariffs

We’re about to find out who’s really paying for tariffs

Earnings for the second quarter will heat up this week, with more at stake than usual as they represent a fuller picture on how tariffs are actually affecting businesses and consumers. The top U.S. banks will report, starting with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo on Tuesday. In the tech sector, streaming leader Netflix and chip giant TSMC report on Thursday. Among…

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Stock market today: Dow futures fall as Trump pushes tariffs and pressures Powell

Stock market today: Dow futures fall as Trump pushes tariffs and pressures Powell

U.S. markets pointed lower on Sunday night as the Trump administration showed no signs of backing off on tariffs or Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. After Wall Street previously downplayed risks from President Donald Trump’s trade war, investors are starting to take his tariff threats more seriously. Trump continued his letter-writing blitz, warning the EU…

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