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…
Rekindled inflation concerns and President Donald Trump threatening reciprocal tariffs Friday slammed the door on the possibility of a winning week on Wall Street. For the week: the Dow and the Nasdaq each lost just over 0.5%, and the S & P 500 fell almost 0.25%. All three stock benchmarks were higher on the week…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Feb. 6 1. Wall Street was looking at a mixed open. The Dow, the S & P 500, and the Nasdaq all put together back-to-back gains ahead of Thursday evening’s quarterly earnings report from Club name Amazon and Friday morning’s big government jobs report. 2. Club name Honeywell…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 4, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday night after the major averages posted back-to-back winning sessions. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were marginally higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both trading around flat….
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Feb. 4 1. China announcing retaliatory trade tariffs against the U.S. pressured Wall Street ahead of Tuesday’s open. The Dow , the S & P 500 , and the Nasdaq closed way off their lows Monday after President Donald Trump’s levies on imports from Mexico and Canada were…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 03, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures rose Monday night after U.S. President Donald Trump paused planned tariffs on goods from Canada, just hours after a reprieve was also announced on planned…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Feb. 3 1. The tariff-driven sell-off Monday on Wall Street will be bad but not like the scare you hear as the stocks that have been weak will get weaker. The stock market was too high going in. But President Donald Trump wants talks with everyone to get…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Trade tailspin 2. Tariff tremor U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media as he departs the White House, in Washington, U.S., Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Trump slapped 25% tariffs on goods from Canada…
“My pathway led by confusion boats / mutiny from stern to bow.” That phrase, from Bob Dylan’s 1964 classic, “My Back Pages,” seeped into my head Friday afternoon, as I sought to reevaluate the role of tech in the Charitable Trust. We had just reviewed Eaton’s very good — though not excellent — quarterly results…
We say hello to February. In Friday’s session, the stocks turned over after President Donald Trump said tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada would begin Saturday. And, come Saturday, they went into effect, adding another thing for Wall Street to worry about after the final week of January was so jampacked with news…