The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Monday closed up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.55%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25) are up +0.66%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25) are up +0.53%. Stock indexes closed moderately higher on Monday as…
March 17 – U.S. stock index futures took a hit on Monday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments added to unease about an economic slowdown, while focus was on tariff-related signals from the Federal Reserve’s upcoming meeting. In a Sunday interview with NBC, Bessent warned that there are “no guarantees” the United States will escape…
Government shutdown averted: Senate advances funding bill Democrats helped the Senate advance the GOP spending bill with a vote of 62-38. U.S. stocks ended the day higher, with the blue-chip Dow clawing back 675 points, on optimism the government will stay open. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he wouldn’t block a Republican government funding bill,…
Tesla’s stock plunges by half; is Elon Musk’s EV party over? Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months, losing most of the gains it made following the U.S. election last year, when CEO Elon Musk helped fund the victory of President Donald Trump. U.S. stocks mostly fell in early trading Tuesday, extending…
Hello! 🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, and welcome to Tuesday’s Daily Briefing. Don’t fear the worm moon. In today’s news: American stocks take a major tumble The American stock market had its worst day of the year on Monday, when the tech-heavy Nasdaq and broad S&P 500 posted their biggest one-day drop since September 2022. Why? Investors…
Chris Kirkham | Reuters Tesla’s stock plunges by half; is Elon Musk’s EV party over? Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months, losing most of the gains it made following the U.S. election last year, when CEO Elon Musk helped fund the victory of President Donald Trump. Tesla’s stock has dropped by…
Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here. New York – The U.S. stock market is holding steadier on Wednesday, for now at least, following the sharp tumble that wiped out the last of the “Trump bump” it received following the presidential election in November. The S&P 500 was basically unchanged…
Report: 65% of middle class struggling financially In an Urban Institute poll commissioned by the National True Cost of Living Coalition, 65% of American families making at least $60k a year struggle financially Cheddar U.S. stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday with concerns about the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the broader economy squarely…
President Trump talks 25% tariffs to Mexico, Canada beginning March 4 As for an increase to China tariffs, Trump said “It depends on what they do with their currency. It depends on what they do in terms of retaliation.” Reuters President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, along with an additional 10%…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +1.59%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.62%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +1.45%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures… Source link