Tag: Markets
‘Goldilocks’ is ignoring the three bears, Wall Street says
Markets are mostly maintaining their all-time highs despite Trump’s tariffs, threats to Fed independence, and analysts reducing their expectations for U.S. GDP growth. Investors...
Crypto market soars past $4 trillion and Coinbase notches all-time high—but traditional stocks dip
Crypto briefly soared while the broader markets stagnated Friday after Congress passed a landmark bill for digital assets.
The total market capitalization for all...
Stocks rise Thursday after strong corporate earnings reports
Stocks closed higher on Thursday, thanks to a host of positive corporate earnings reports and better-than-expected economic data.
Both the the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq...
For one hour, investors got a taste of a new world where the Fed is run by a ‘stooge’—and they hated every minute of it
The markets got a taste yesterday of what it would be like if President Trump fired U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell—and they threw...
Trump says he ‘talked about the concept of firing’ Jerome Powell. Stocks went for a ride
President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip Wednesday after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the...
Ignore ‘Sell America’ call, says JPMorgan’s investment strategy boss—neither tariffs nor national debt are enough to clip the wings of U.S. dominance
While the current economic outlook may raise some valid concerns about the trajectory of the American economy, those fears will not be enough to...
Stock markets are rewarding Trump’s new tariff threats with the S&P hovering near its record high
Another tariff threat, another strong day for U.S. stocks, which swung from a loss to a gain on Monday, with the S&P 500 near...
In Trumpworld, the stock markets say that tomorrow never comes
Global markets slipped this morning on the news that President Trump wants a 35% tariff on Canada. And if he puts a 200% tariff...
Trump’s copper tariff is ushering in a Golden Age of scrap metal
President Trump’s 50% tariffs on copper, due to start August 1, are causing unusual distortions in the metal markets. Copper is now 25% more...
Nvidia makes history with $4 trillion market cap while markets brush off tariff worries
Traders seem to be unbothered that tariffs’ return to the spotlight could lead to another market crash. As stocks rose, Nvidia became the first...