Preliminary trade talks between US and Chinese officials have been described as providing a “very successful” framework for the expected summit meeting of Presidents Trump and Xi in South Korea on Thursday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the weekend talks were “constructive, far-reaching and in-depth”. China’s senior trade negotiator Li Chenggang said the two sides reached…
Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above…
The latest frenzy in Beyond Meat is offering a fresh reminder for investors chasing the latest viral stock — Riding the meme wave is fun, until it isn’t. The food company known for its plant-based burgers and sausages experienced monstrous gains of 128% Monday and 146% Tuesday. On Wednesday, the stock erased a triple-digit intraday…
Stocks and the price of gold fell Wednesday, as momentum on Wall Street reverses. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index sank 0.5%, though it’s still within 1% of its all-time high set this month. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 334 points, or 0.7%, from its record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite…
Lauren Taylor Wolfe, co-founder of activist investment firm Impactive Capital, said the surge in enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has all the markings of a bubble. “We are absolutely in an AI bubble now. It is going to burst,” she said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Tuesday to David Faber. “I don’t know when, I…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 16, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures moved higher Sunday night as investors turn their attention towards a slew of big-name earnings reports and inflation data expected in the coming days. Futures tied to the Dow…
The stock market rebounded this week after seesawing on concerns about U.S.-China trade, the ongoing federal government shutdown, and credit. For the week, the S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 1.7% and 2.1%, respectively, after each lost more than 2% the prior week. Late in the week, trade and the shutdown took a…
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks and caused investors to wonder if there might be more bad news to come. Zions Bank, Western Alliance Bank and the investment…
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Wall Street gets more information on corporate America next week, with third-quarter earnings shifting into high gear. There’s also important inflation data coming. The earnings season is off to a strong start, with financials topping expectations thanks to the likelihood of lower interest rates and greater merger and acquisition activity. S & P 500 earnings…