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Stocks were higher in late-morning trading Tuesday, though well off their early-session highs, as volatile trading continues amid uncertainty about tariffs.

U.S. stocks climbed in early trading on Monday, reversing deep losses in a matter of minutes after President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to negotiate tariffs with U.S. trade partners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 470 points, or 1.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2.5%. The S&P 500 gained 1.8%. "Countries from all over the World are talking to us," Trump said on Truth Social. "Tough but fair parameters are being set." The market gains recovered some losses that stretch back to Trump's announcement of far-reaching tariffs last week. The Dow suffered its worst week since 2020, and the...

As Wall Street heads into a new quarter, a flurry of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are set to go into effect. That has traders on edge and has helped put US stocks in their worst first-quarter slump in years.Wall Street has been rocked with volatility this year as Trump’s tariff proposals have kept investors in a cloud of uncertainty. The benchmark S&P 500 index is down 4.9% for the year, its worst start since 2022.US stocks were mixed Monday as traders tried to stage an afternoon rally. The Dow was up by around 430 points, or 1%, reversing course after...

U.S. stocks tumbled to their worst day since an early August sell-off after another report raised worries about the economy's health.

Stock markets bounced Tuesday morning after falling more than 1,000 points Monday in one of the largest drops since the economic shutdowns of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 stock index was up more than 60 points, or 1.3 percent, in Tuesday morning trading while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 300 points and the Russell 2000 index of smaller U.S. companies jumped by 1 percent. Technology stocks continued to waver after Monday’s rout, though some were back in positive territory. Apple stock was down more than 3 percent while Nvidia stock jumped more than 4 percent and...

You can't beat Dow Jones stocks for stability and defense in a down market. By the same token, the blue chip average won't always keep up in a rising market.Case in point: equities are having a strong 2023, with the S&P 500 delivering a price gain of 15% for the year-to-date through November 10. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which is both riskier and "growthier," soared 32% over the same span. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, by comparison, is very much lagging the pack. The elite bastion of 30 mostly mature industry leaders delivered a comparatively poky price gain of 3.4%...

One more symptom of the problems caused by Washington policies.

Major U.S. stock indexes recovered considerable ground on Thursday to end higher, despite stumbling early in the session after Russia launched a military assault on Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.28% flipped positive in the final 15 minutes of trade, adding about 90 points, or 0.3%, to end near 33,222. The S&P 500 SPX, 1.49% gained 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 3.34% booked a 3.3% gain. The rally came as oil prices CL00, 1.38% climbed and bond yields tumbled, putting the 10-year Treasury rate below 2%. Investors attributed the turnaround for stocks partly to President Joe...

U.S. stock-index futures were headed sharply lower Monday evening as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to separatist areas within Ukraine, after recognizing their independence, a move that some fear puts Ukraine and Russia one step closer to military conflict. Markets in the U.S. were closed in observance of Presidents Day and trade on Tuesday will provide the first opportunity for investors to react to developments in Eastern Europe.

Stocks fell sharply Thursday afternoon after a Bloomberg report that President Joe Biden is hoping to hike the capital gains rate to as much as 43.4%, sounding an alarm for investors concerned over the potential toll on trading profits. As of 2:10 p.m. Eastern, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 368 points, or 1.1%, to 33,770, erasing a 0.9% rally Wednesday and pushing the index deeper into negative territory for the week. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq also fell about 1.1% apiece, putting each of the major indexes on track for a third day of losses this...

Despite tanking 35% within weeks at the height of pandemic uncertainty in February and March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average–a key U.S. stock market index measuring the performance of 30 large-cap companies–has hit a historic milestone, reaching 30,000 points on Tuesday for the first time ever. The Dow reached the threshold just minutes before 11:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday amid market bullishness fueled by blowout earnings, coronavirus vaccine optimism and fading uncertainty in Washington as President-elect Joe Biden formally begins his transition to the White House. Leading the Dow's gains this year are many firms representative of the pandemic market–including...

The Dow soared to a record high Monday after Moderna (MRNA) became the latest major drug-maker to announce upbeat data for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, building on hopes that an effective inoculation will soon be available. The Dow rose more than 450 points, or 1.5%, topping its previous record intraday high of 29,933.83 from Nov. 9. The S&P 500 also increased, while the Nasdaq hugged the flat line. Shares of airlines, cruise lines, hotels, and restaurant companies surged anew as the latest vaccine data suggested consumers might return more enthusiastically to these businesses. Moderna’s stock jumped more than 9% to...

Welcome to the weekend calculating Day 216 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 where crisis leads to authoritarian government unquestioned and unchecked even by elections... New Zealand's dictator on two counts-COVID-19 and firearms-winning big in terms of her country's politics with almost half of the popular vote. Jacinda Ardern's Labor Party looking at a majority in its own right in the 120 seat parliament..... Donald J. Trump Dow Jones 30,000, Joe Biden Dow Jones 15,000, Anthony Fauci Dow Jones 7,500 Ever look at the political situation that way. I looked by my quarterly statement retirement investments last week and my dad...

Another astounding market rally, another big chunk of good market news ABC’s, CBS’s and NBC’s evening news shows censor because it isn’t anti-Trump.

US equities traded higher on Monday as investors blocked out rising coronavirus case counts and focused on positive housing-market data. Pending home sales shot 44.3% higher in May, the National Association of Realtors announced Monday. The reading trounced the median economist estimate of 19.3%, according to Bloomberg. The association's metric now sits at 99.6, slightly lower than its pre-virus high of 111.4 but hinting at a steady recovery for the critical sector. The leap "goes to show the resiliency of American consumers and their evergreen desire for homeownership," Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist, said. "This bounce back also speaks to...

U.S. stock benchmarks shook off sharp opening losses Monday to stage the sharpest reversal since late March, with stocks closing higher after the Federal Reserve said it would expand an existing stimulus program to allow it to buy individual corporate bonds. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.61% added 158 points, 0.6%, to close near 25,763, after being down by as many as 762 points, or nearly 3%; while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.83% rose 25 points or 0.8%, to close near 3,067. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.43% jumped 137 points, 1.4%, ending trading near 9,726. The turnaround for the...

Stocks rose sharply Friday after the U.S. May jobs report showed a surprise 2.5 million jump in payrolls and a drop in the unemployment rate to 13.3% as businesses began to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. How are benchmarks performing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJIA jumped 950 points, or 3.6%, to 27,226, while the S&P 500 US:SPX rose 88 points, or 2.9%, to 3,201. The Nasdaq Composite US:COMP advanced 191 points, or 2%, to 9,807 and was briefly trading above its record closing level of 9,817.18 set on Feb. 19. The Nadaq-100 US:NDX , meanwhile, rose 171 points,...

U.S. stock futures and European shares rose Wednesday on optimism that economic activity is gathering steam and authorities may offer more stimulus to bolster the recovery. Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 1.2%, suggesting that the gauge’s 1.2% rally on Tuesday may be extended after the New York opening bell. European stocks also ticked higher, with the pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 advancing almost 1%. Investors are cheering signs that the White House and Congress are considering more measures to blunt the impact of historic levels of unemployment on the economy. The Trump administration is examining proposals to provide cash...

U.S. stocks soared higher Thursday as the government came closer to approving a $2 trillion stimulus package to combat the coronavirus pandemic, capping a three-day rally that has pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a bull market. The Dow industrials finished the day up 1351.62 points, or 6.4%, to close at 22,552.17, launching the blue-chip index back into bull market territory. The jump ends an 11-day bear market for the index—the shortest in history for the index—which reached its bear-market low just three days ago. The rapid plunge out of, and then back into, a bull market underscores just...

While our nation fights the novel coronavirus for our health and physical well-being many Americans are also waging a daily battle in the financial markets as we see historic and unprecedented volatility. Many investors can only be left in a constantly shifting cycle of awe, confusion, and grief as one day the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 1,000-2,000 points, jumps up similarly or the same, and so on and so forth. Monday saw perhaps the worst of that as the 10% rally from the Friday prior faded as the day closed the day down almost 3,000 points.  In some ways...