Wall Street fought through a pair of inflation reports and more tariff headlines to post a strong week of gains. On Valentine’s Day, the S & P 500 even flirted with a fresh all-time high before ending Friday’s session with a tiny loss. For the week, the S & P 500 advanced 1.47%, the Nasdaq…
Rekindled inflation concerns and President Donald Trump threatening reciprocal tariffs Friday slammed the door on the possibility of a winning week on Wall Street. For the week: the Dow and the Nasdaq each lost just over 0.5%, and the S & P 500 fell almost 0.25%. All three stock benchmarks were higher on the week…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Feb. 5 1. U.S. companies created 183,000 jobs last month, according to the ADP’s monthly data . That was slightly more than the upwardly revised 176,000 in December and much more than the 150,000 economists were expecting. Will Friday’s government employment report show this kind of strength? 2….
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Alphabet — Shares sank nearly 8% after the Google parent reported fourth-quarter revenue of $96.47 billion, short of the $96.56 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Alphabet also said it will invest $75 billion in 2025 as it expands its artificial intelligence strategy, versus the…
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images If investors were to judge the stability of the economy by looking at the stock market, its two-day winning streak might lead investors to think that it’s business as usual. The market’s…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 28, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images S&P 500 futures fell Tuesday night after Google-parent Alphabet posted disappointing revenue, following a positive session for the major averages. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.30% and…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Feb. 3 1. The tariff-driven sell-off Monday on Wall Street will be bad but not like the scare you hear as the stocks that have been weak will get weaker. The stock market was too high going in. But President Donald Trump wants talks with everyone to get…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Trade tailspin 2. Tariff tremor U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media as he departs the White House, in Washington, U.S., Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Trump slapped 25% tariffs on goods from Canada…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 29, 2025. NYSE Stock futures tumbled Sunday night to kick off a new trading month as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners and their potential impact on the economy and corporate profits. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
We say hello to February. In Friday’s session, the stocks turned over after President Donald Trump said tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada would begin Saturday. And, come Saturday, they went into effect, adding another thing for Wall Street to worry about after the final week of January was so jampacked with news…