This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Traders at the New York Stock Exchange had a stressful few days amid Trump’s trade war. While stocks rebounded after a 90-day tariff pause, the S&P, Dow, and Nasdaq fell again on Thursday. It…
BEIJING, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — UK companies are looking to enter the China market, which greatly supports UK economic growth, UK Trade Commissioner for China Lewis Neal told the Global Times on Sunday. His comments were made while attending the China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, South China’s Hainan Province. The UK…
Last week, the world woke up to the weight of the bond market. A leviathan in the finance world, it occasionally writhes to remind others that some rules are sacred. Lodged in their humdrum world, the methodical bond boys keep a dignified distance from their jumpy peers in the stock market, deriving a quiet pride…
As the stock market began to slide in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, Sen. Bernie Moreno offered a suggestion: Buy the dip. “I would go out and buy stocks today,” the Ohio Republican told reporters the day after Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff and a host of steeper “reciprocal”…
Shocking stock-market volatility, chaos in the bond market, and a plunge in the dollar — this week in markets is destined for the history books. The S&P 500 wrapped up its best week since November 2023 — but that doesn’t begin to tell the story of the tariff-fueled roller coaster ride that investors were sent…
There’s an old joke in economics that stock markets have predicted nine out of the past five recessions. The point being that predicting a recession solely based on the stock market is difficult. “They can turn around on a dime. They can turn around in a heartbeat,” said James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced via a social media post a planned 90-day pause in his aggressive tariff plan against some countries, sending ripples through the business community. The market, which had plummeted following news of the president’s trade strategy, surged in response to the planned pause, while industry leaders from across the political…
Donald Trump said Sunday he is not deliberately tanking the stock market, following his extreme tariff announcement last week, though the president indicated it’s OK if Americans suffer as a result of his economic policies. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One, Trump was asked if there was a level of pain in the markets…
Famous Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Tse has yet again proved his business acumen by selling 1.5 billion yuan-worth (US$207 million) of sausages in China over the past three years. Tse’s food company, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, eastern China, known as the brand Chef Nic Π, or fengweipai in Chinese, has also been…
Good morning. Congratulations to Vice President JD Vance, who sold his home just outside Washington, DC, for $172,000 over the asking price after less than three weeks on the market. The buyer? A former Trump official. In today’s big story, investors are shocked to be battling against President Donald Trump as the stock market closed…