My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Oct. 29 1. The biggest two days of 2025 begin. The Fed concludes its October meeting this afternoon and is expected to lower interest rates by another 25 basis points to a range of 3.75% to 4%. The post-announcement news conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is also…
Today, Nvidia Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) became the first company to cross the $5 trillion valuation—in premarket trading, at least. It marks a major milestone in stock market history and suggests that once other unthinkable valuations are within reach. But Nvidia isn’t the only company breaking a trillion-dollar threshold. Fellow tech giants like Apple, Meta, and…
Yesterday was the 96th anniversary of Black Monday, the day in 1929 when the Dow Jones index fell 13%. This began a period of chaotic selling that didn’t end until the stock market lost 89% of its value the following year, and the U.S. was plunged deep into the Great Depression. Today, markets couldn’t look…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Shares of Nvidia rose more than 3% in premarket on Wednesday, putting the tech giant on track to become the first company to…
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped more than 1% to hit a record high above 51,000 for the first time Wednesday, lifted by renewed optimism over U.S.-Japan trade ties and expectations…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) speaks with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Investors can’t get enough of artificial intelligence, despite worries over the sector’s excessively high…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 28, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night after the major averages hit fresh records ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 10 points, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed…
When the US and China settled their earlier trade war in 2020, American soybean producers saw their exports surge to near record levels. This time around, any deal is likely to yield far smaller rewards. President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to sign off on terms of a framework struck by…
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones…
Topline The S&P 500 reached a record high Monday, one day after the U.S. and China agreed to a trade pact framework that could prevent a broader trade war, news that sent gold prices tumbling. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday. (Photo by Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Key…