Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be softer than expected earlier. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.71% higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.63% at the…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on March 24, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night after the S&P 500 posted a marginal gain, marking its third positive session in a row. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were unchanged. S&P…
How much would Capital One’s stock be worth if it completes its blockbuster merger of Discover Financial Services ? The answer, according to one Wall Street firm, is a whole lot more. The news In a Tuesday note, BTIG analysts said they believe shares of Capital One would be worth $427 apiece if the Discover…
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. has received China’s approval to proceed with a potentially blockbuster share sale in Hong Kong. CATL, as the world’s top electric-vehicle battery maker is known, said Tuesday it had been given the green light from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issueBloomberg Terminal as many as around 220 million shares,…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Marching along Stocks jumped on Monday as investors hoped that President Donald Trump will soften some of his proposed tariff plans. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added nearly 600 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P 500 rose 1.76% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 2.27%. Consumer…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, March 25 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open today following back-to-back gains. The rallies are being fueled by the hope that President Donald Trump will soften his approach to so-called reciprocal tariffs, set to go into effect April 2. Trump said in yesterday’s Cabinet meeting…
By Dow Jones Newswires Staff Global markets were mixed early Tuesday as expectations that tariffs to be imposed by President Trump on April 2 will be more targeted than feared offset the administration’s plans to impose a 25% tariff on goods from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela. U.S. stocks rose Monday…
Attendees pose for a group photo before the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2025 at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse on March 23, 2025, in Beijing. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — China courted the executives of major U.S. businesses at an annual conference this week in a sign…
Both the protests and the market fallout could have been worse, Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid said in a note to clients on Monday. “The fact that he wasn’t charged with terrorism means the news isn’t as extreme as it could have been,” he argued, noting that “such a move would have led to the…
U.S. President Donald Trump greets members of the audience after signing a proclamation during a Greek Independence Day celebration at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have so far taken the shape of country-specific, sweepingly reciprocal, targeted at sectors and applicable…