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Stocks rose at the open on Wall Street on Friday after President Trump suggested cutting US tariffs on Chinese imports. His comment fueled further optimism that the trade war is easing ahead of talks between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's team and Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged up 0.2%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) gained about 0.5%. In a social media post on Friday morning, Trump suggested an 80% tariff rate for Chinese imports. Markets are attempting...

May 9, 2025 11:20 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE: Citigroup, Barclays see ‘mountain of money’ for risky debtTop bankers from Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc who are underwriting new deals see investors ready to jump on risky debt, despite expectations of an economic slowdown.   “There’s a lot of liquidity in the bond market,” Citigroup’s head of debt capital markets, Richard Zogheb, said in a Bloomberg Television interview Friday. “You’ve got north of a $1 trillion in private credit, and well north, multiple trillions in fixed-income markets, the regular way...

President Donald Trump’s strong support to drill for more oil–among other factors– turned a veteran credit strategist optimistic on energy in January. He bailed on the call on Friday.Michael Anderson, head of U.S. credit strategy at Citigroup, wrote he’s “throwing in the towel” on a call to invest more in energy within high-yield, in a note on Friday. High yield bonds are a category of debt with high risk and high returns.The decision comes after oil prices slid to lows of $57 on Monday as the Organization of the Petroleum...

CHONGQING, CHINA - MAY 04: In this photo illustration, the logo of Celsius Holdings, Inc. is ... More displayed on a smartphone screen, with the company's stock market performance and candlestick chart visible in the background, on May 4, 2025, in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty Images Question: Why would you pay 7 times revenues for Coca-Cola stock (NYSE: KO) when you could acquire Celsius Holdings stock for 6 times sales? You wouldn’t, particularly when considering three straightforward facts: Growth: Celsius’s revenue is increasing at a much...

US stock futures trod water on Friday as Wall Street digested the latest signs President Trump's trade war could be entering a more conciliatory phase as the US heads into talks with China. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slipped roughly 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) traded broadly flat. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) tipped 0.1% higher. Markets are focused on the US-China trade talks in Geneva this weekend, following a rally in stocks on Thursday as Trump unveiled a US-UK trade deal. His administration is weighing...

Has the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) stocks cooled off? Many top AI stocks are down this year, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 1.31%), better known as just AMD, and Nvidia (NVDA 0.28%). They have both declined around 15% thus far in 2025, which is worse than S&P 500's more modest drop of 4%. There's still massive potential for AI to revolutionize businesses and entire industries, but investors have been starting to scale back their positions in AI. If, however, you're looking at the long haul, then now can be...

US Stock Market Highlights: Stocks climbed on Thursday (May 8) after President Donald Trump announced a trade deal framework with the United Kingdom — the first major agreement since the US imposed widespread tariffs earlier this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.48 points, or 0.62%, to close at 41,368.45. The S&P 500 added 0.58% to finish at 5,663.94, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.07% to end the session at 17,928.14.US Stock Market Highlights: Stocks climbed on Thursday (May 8) after President Donald Trump announced a trade deal framework...

US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks are rallying on Thursday (May 8) after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs and restrictions between the two countries, the first of what Wall Street hopes will be enough agreements to keep a recession from hitting the economy. The S&P 500 was 1.4% higher in midday trading and on track for an 11th gain in the last 13 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 566 points, or 1.4%, as of 11:45 a.m....

US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks are rallying on Thursday (May 8) after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs and restrictions between the two countries, the first of what Wall Street hopes will be enough agreements to keep a recession from hitting the economy. The S&P 500 was 1.4% higher in midday trading and on track for an 11th gain in the last 13 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 566 points, or 1.4%, as of 11:45 a.m....

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street erased early losses and are now trading around the flat line after the US Federal Reserve, on expected lines, left interest rates unchanged overnight. The Dow futures are 20 points lower, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are at the flat line. Goldman Sachs has raised its inflation forecast as the US Dollar continues to underperform. Watch this space for all the live updates.US Stock Market LIVE: Futures on Wall Street erased early losses and are now trading around the flat...