US stocks retreated Friday after President Trump threatened Canada with a 35% tariff on its imports to the US and floated higher blanket levies on most trading partners. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dipped 0.2%, both dipping from Thursday’s record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) declined…
Investors have had their fair share of things to digest this week. Trump the tariff man has returned in force. The president slapped a 50% tariff on copper imports, powering shares of metals play Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) up almost 5% on the week. Copper (HG=F) prices have surged 10% since Monday. Late Thursday, Trump posted a…
US stocks fell on Friday after President Trump threatened Canada with a 35% tariff on its imports to the US and floated higher blanket levies. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.4%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 0.3% after the two indexes rose to eke out record highs on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Stock markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments would reach deals to avoid US tariffs, with London hitting a record high. London’s FTSE 100 index jumped one percent in morning trading, lifted also by a surge in mining stocks after US President Donald Trump said he would enact a 50-percent copper tariff on August…
Stock markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments would reach deals to avoid US tariffs, with London hitting a record high. London’s FTSE 100 index jumped one percent in morning trading, lifted also by a surge in mining stocks after US President Donald Trump said he would enact a 50-percent copper tariff on August…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, Tesla lost 6.8 percent of its value when the S&P 500 fell by less than 1 percent on tariff fears—marking the sixth-worst day of the year for the stock. The causes of…
Stocks have moved mostly lower during trading on Monday, giving back ground after moving sharply higher over the past several sessions. The major averages have all moved to the downside, although selling pressure has remained relatively subdued. Currently, the major averages are just off their lows of the session. The Nasdaq is down 143.48 points…
Hong Kong’s push to attract overseas investment is showing positive results, the finance minister has said, citing the rise of the city’s stock exchange to the top of the global table for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first half of the year and the market’s strong performance. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on…
Hong Kong’s push to attract overseas investment is showing positive results, the finance minister has said, citing the rise of the city’s stock exchange to the top of the global table for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first half of the year and the market’s strong performance. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on…
Most people think you need to be rich to make big money in the stock market. But what if all it took was spotting the right stock at the right time and investing just $1,000? While you might try to strike it big with well-known names like Apple, Tesla or Amazon, there are smaller companies…