A resurgence in trade tensions between the U.S. and China squeezed some of the excess out of an enthusiastic market, something investors will keep a close eye on in the week ahead as earnings loom. The government shutdown is also stretching into a new week. Stocks sold off Friday, with …
More than three weeks after the calamitous April 2 “reciprocal tariffs” announcement threw the stock market into chaos, investors are trying to make sense of a world in which higher tariffs are likely here to stay — and one in which the U.S. may have lost its edge. Stocks have …
Friday’s rally on a strong jobs report gained momentum into the close and pushed the stock market into the green for the week. The S & P 500 , the Dow , and the Nasdaq just barely overcame Tuesday’s sharp losses on rising tensions in the Mideast that boosted oil …
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to …
When a company performs well and I interview its CEO on CNBC, I consider the stock’s performance before fashioning my questions. When a chief executive is hitting it out of the park, the interview is going to be easy. My main objective is to find out if the great numbers …
A customer walks through The Home Depot store on February 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The state of the consumer in 2024 is already taking shape — even before the country’s major retailers begin to report first-quarter earnings, starting with Home Depot and Walmart next …
As investors say farewell to a week marked by a Federal Reserve meeting, surprise labor market data and the latest corporate earnings, they’re left trying to figure out what it all means for a stock market that’s still deciding where it wants to go. All three of the major market …