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Big shifts in global government policy are pushing markets around early Thursday.In the U.S., the dollar weakened further and stock futures dropped. The partial rollback of tariffs against Canada and Mexico saw indexes rally Wednesday.Government bonds fell across the globe, pushing up yields.In other recent market action:S&P 500 and Dow industrials futures fell roughly 1%, while Nasdaq-100 futures dropped more.Global markets were mixed. The Stoxx Europe 600 edged lower. Asian indexes largely rose, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up 3.3%, driven by gains in Chinese tech stocks.U.S. Treasury yields ticked...

Stock futures were sliding Thursday as the market struggled to make sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies ahead of jobs numbers that could help determine how many times the Federal Reserve is able to cut interest rates in 2025.The three blue-chip U.S. indexes staged a comeback Wednesday after the White House gave car makers a one-month reprieve from tariffs. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump might be open to granting more exemptions, boosting investors’ hope that he could scale back some of the levies he’s promised to impose...

US stock futures held steady after a volatile day of trading ended in a rally, driven by President Donald Trump's one-month pause on tariffs targeting automakers. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) remained flat. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fluttered 0.2%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 8:01:32 PM EST. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Trump revealed a one-month delay on tariffs affecting cars entering the US from Canada and Mexico after speaking with Canadian Prime Minister...

US stock futures held steady after a volatile day of trading ended in a rally, driven by President Donald Trump's one-month pause on tariffs targeting automakers. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) remained flat and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) slipped 0.1%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fluttered 0.2%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 12:05:02 AM EST. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Trump revealed a one-month delay on tariffs affecting cars entering the US from Canada and Mexico after speaking with Canadian...

A trader reacts during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 ... at Wall Street in New York City. - Losses on Wall Street deepened following a bruising open, as global markets were poised to conclude their worst week since 2008 with another rout. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images With stock prices taking deep dives in recent days, investors are scrambling for protection by making bets on a big decline in the...

Data released Wednesday showed activity in the services sector increased in February. The Institute for Supply Management's services index registered at 53.5 in February, up from January's 52.8 reading and above the 52.5 economists had expected. Readings above 50 indicate an expansion in activity, while those below 50 reflect a contraction. Meanwhile, the ISM's prices paid index rose to 62.6 from 60.4 the month prior, as company costs continued to increase. The employment index also ticked higher, coming in at 53.9, compared with 52.3 in January. The data didn't come...

US stocks edged higher on Wednesday, eyeing a rebound from a sharp sell-off, amid hopes that President Donald Trump could soon scale back his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico. But a soft print on labor-market hiring revived worries about a slowdown. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose about 0.1% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was roughly flat. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was up about 0.2%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq entered Wednesday's trading session near four-month lows. A fresh look at the jobs market Wednesday provided another...

Data released Wednesday showed activity in the services sector increased in February. The Institute for Supply Management's services index registered at 53.5 in February, up from January's 52.8 reading and above the 52.5 economists had expected. Readings above 50 indicate an expansion in activity, while those below 50 reflect a contraction. Meanwhile, the ISM's prices paid index rose to 62.6 from 60.4 the month prior, as company costs continued to increase. The employment index also ticked higher, coming in at 53.9, compared with 52.3 in January. The data didn't come...

US stock futures rose after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hinted that President Donald Trump may provide a pathway to tariff relief for Canada and Mexico as soon as Wednesday. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) climbed 0.7%. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) advanced 0.6%. And futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) ascended 0.8% CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 1:43:48 AM EST. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Lutnick’s comments on Fox Business Network raised investor hopes that the president might reconsider...

US markets have eliminated all their post-election gains as stocks deepen their sell-off with fresh tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China now officially in effect. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has erased about $3.3 trillion in market cap since its record closing high of 6,144.15 on Feb. 19. At that time, the benchmark index's post-election gains had been hovering at just around 6%. Since the start of 2025, the S&P 500 is down around 2% while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is off nearly 6% and is currently flirting with correction territory,...