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Housing stocks have struggled this year as mortgage rates ride a roller coaster amid Trump’s sweeping tariff plans. However, according to Wedbush, that turbulence could offer a buying opportunity. “We would use the sell-off as a buying opportunity for builders that generate 50% or more of annual sales from move-up and active adult buyers since those buyers tend to be less rate-sensitive than entry-level buyers,” Jay McCanless, senior vice president of equity research, wrote in a note to clients. The latest policy moves from the administration have brought uncertainty to...

Apple (AAPL) shares gained as much as 5% on Monday as Wall Street viewed the iPhone maker a major winner of exemptions on tariffs announced by the Trump administration over the weekend. "The Trump administration gives AAPL a lifeline," said Angelo Zino, vice president and senior equity analyst at CFRA Research. "It also provides a huge sigh of relief for US consumers who feared a significant increase in costs." In a big win for the technology sector, the White House carved out reciprocal tariff exemptions on smartphones, computers, memory chips,...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are looking to start the new trading week on a positive note after the latest round of tariff exemptions for the time being. The Dow futures are up 130 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 40 and 220 points respectively. US President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers and other devices and components like semiconductors from reciprocal tariffs on Friday. However, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick later clarified that these exemptions are not permanent, adding to further uncertainty.US Stock...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are looking to start the new trading week on a positive note after the latest round of tariff exemptions for the time being. The Dow futures are up 130 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 40 and 220 points respectively. US President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers and other devices and components like semiconductors from reciprocal tariffs on Friday. However, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick later clarified that these exemptions are not permanent, adding to further uncertainty.US Stock...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are looking to start the new trading week on a positive note after the latest round of tariff exemptions for the time being. The Dow futures are up 130 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 40 and 220 points respectively. US President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers and other devices and components like semiconductors from reciprocal tariffs on Friday. However, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick later clarified that these exemptions are not permanent, adding to further uncertainty.US Stock...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are looking to start the new trading week on a positive note after the latest round of tariff exemptions for the time being. The Dow futures are up 130 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 40 and 220 points respectively. US President Donald Trump exempted smartphones, computers and other devices and components like semiconductors from reciprocal tariffs on Friday. However, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick later clarified that these exemptions are not permanent, adding to further uncertainty.US Stock...

Global tech stocks and chipmakers rose in premarket trading Monday after the Trump administration published tariff exemptions on smartphones, computers, and other electronics — though Trump and his top officials muddied that message over the weekend, suggesting the reprieve would be temporary. As my colleague Jenny McCall details below, Apple (AAPL) was a top mover Monday morning, rising 5.5% on the exemptions. Apple also led global smartphone sales in the first quarter, according to Reuters, due to the iPhone 16e launch and strong demand in Japan and India. Best Buy...

US stock futures jumped Sunday evening, as Wall Street took in a weekend full of diverging messages from President Trump's administration on its tariff policy. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) rose 0.5%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) jumped over 1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) were up 0.3%. CME - Delayed Quote • USD As of 6:40:23 PM EDT. Market Open. ES=F YM=F NQ=F Trump and his top advisers sowed confusion this weekend on the future of its tariffs on China and on specific sectors....

Last weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went on television and said people who wanted to retire right now were not paying attention to the stock market.On the NBC program “Meet the Press,” referring to those who have “put away for years in their savings account,” he said the following: “I think they don’t look at the day-to-day fluctuations of what’s happening.”Is that true? I asked readers of our Your Money newsletter who were on the cusp of retirement whether they were watching the markets and, if so, why?About 400 people...

While the stock market crash sent baby boomers into panic mode, Gen Z was grabbing the popcorn and sharing their plans to get rich. “Forget about the Sephora sale… the entire stock market is on sale right now,” one excited 24-year-old shared on TikTok. Meanwhile, a 22-year-old shared how she made $42K in less than an hour thanks to the volatile market. The world’s stock markets tanked late last week in response to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs—and baby boomers watched in horror as their dreams of a comfortable retirement...