The stock market bounce last week showed once again just how dependent Wall Street has become on the whims of the White House. Case in point: The S & P 500 sank more than 2% this past Monday as President Donald Trump was attacking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and providing scant details on tariff…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, March 27 1. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on automobiles made outside the U.S. are rippling through markets. General Motors is among the biggest losers, and shares are down 6% this morning. Crosstown rival Ford Motor “relatively benefits” since it imports fewer models, Bank of America wrote. 2….
Buying stocks with steady profits and a strong competitive edge could provide some protection against the current highly uncertain macro backdrop, according to UBS. Uncertainty around the Trump administration’s new tariff policies have increased volatility in recent weeks. Stocks have seesawed back and forth above the flatline to begin the month, but all three major…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. A bumpy ride Stock futures climbed Monday as investors digested the latest phase in a brewing global trade war. The three major U.S. averages dipped last week. The S&P 500 slipped by 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Top 10 things to watch Monday, Feb. 10 1. Stocks are indicated higher Monday after the S & P 500 fell 1% on Friday on concerns about tariffs and a weaker consumer sentiment survey. The S & P 500, Nasdaq and Dow are all coming off modest weekly losses. In the week ahead , the…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Semtech – The semiconductor manufacturing company plunged more than 28% after it warned in an 8-K filing that fiscal 2026 net sales from its CopperEdge products used in active copper cables are now underperform “due to rack architecture changes.” Semtech also said that it doesn’t expect…
Inflation readings next week will have to show that the rosy macroeconomic outlook underpinning the bull case for stocks remains intact, in order to reassure a whipsawed market swinging between the latest earnings news and the latest tariff updates. Wall Street is in for a quieter economic calendar in the week ahead, but investors will…
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…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dull December Stocks enter the final full trading week of 2024 coming off a tough stretch. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost ground for seven straight sessions, and fell 1.8% last week. The S&P 500 also slid 0.6%…
A chip and snack food display at a convenience store in Miami Beach, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Processed food stocks tumbled on Friday as investors feared a crackdown under President-elect Donald Trump and ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Soda titans PepsiCo and Coca-Cola dropped more than 4% and 1.3%,…