U.S. stocks opened weaker as investors pushed aside tariff worries and refocused on earnings and artificial intelligence. The tech-heavy Nasdaq and S&P 500 were weighed by big tech. Google parent Alphabet beat quarterly earnings estimates after Tuesday’s close, but its overall sales and Google Cloud revenue both were weaker than analysts’ forecasts. However, it said…
Wall Street closed weaker Friday, pressured late in the day by comments from the White House that 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods and a 10% levy on Chinese products would begin Saturday. A Reuters report said collection of the duties from Mexico and Canada would be delayed until March 1, but the White…
U.S. stocks took a breather, opening mostly lower on Thursday after two days of rallies this week that pushed the broad S&P 500 index to an intraday record high on Wednesday. So far, investors have been relieved President Donald Trump has backed away from aggressive, across-the-board tariffs during his first days in office. However, Trump…