Wall Street’s blistering three-month rally on cooling trade tensions will be put to the test this week. It’s an exceptionally light week of economic data and earnings releases, which means every little piece of information investors do get will be magnified. Against that sparse backdrop, President Donald Trump ‘s trade …
Wall Street is heading into a holiday-shortened week of trading — but there’s unlikely to be a shortage of news for investors to process thanks to heightened geopolitical tensions and a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting. Here are the four big things we’re watching in the week ahead. 1. Geopolitics. The …
President Donald Trump ‘s tariff saga continues to add new twists and turns. In the week ahead, Wall Street should be braced for more of the same. These days, tariffs are just a fact of life for investors. And they defined the market again last week. Another fact that is …
President Donald Trump last week increased the pressure on Apple over foreign-made iPhones in a scathing social media post that also intensified the overall stock market sell-off. In the week ahead, another great American tech giant — Club name Nvidia — will be in the spotlight. Following trade optimism the …
A whirlwind of positive headlines from a Chinese trade détente to hundreds of billions of dollars in promised foreign investment in the U.S. lit a fire in the market and propelled the S & P 500 into the green every day last week. Monday started with a U.S.-China agreement, albeit …
Trade deal progress dominated last week’s stock market and promises to be influential in the week ahead. In Switzerland this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent started a dialogue over tariffs with Chinese officials. On Sunday, Bessent said the talks were productive and more details would be forthcoming at a Monday …
Could the rallying S & P 500 go for 10 in a row? The S & P 500 on Friday extended its winning streak to nine straight sessions. That incredible run, not seen for 20 years, wiped out all the losses since President Donald Trump announced his “reciprocal” tariffs on …
The stock market heads into Monday on a streak of volatility it just can’t seem to shake. What had been shaping up as a positive holiday-shortened week turned on a dime Wednesday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled concern that President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs could increase inflation and …
President Donald Trump’s pause on sweeping global tariffs while keeping the pressure on China was good for a glorious, one-day rally last Wednesday. But, the next two sessions were divided — setting the stage for what could be more volatility this week as investors try to keep up with an …
Wall Street finished last week with big back-to-back declines, moving the S & P 500 away from Wednesday’s record-high close. Chip giant Nvidia had a rough week ahead of this week’s earnings. The S & P 500 flipped negative for all of last week, down 1.7%, after Friday trading extended the …