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United States stock markets will be closed on Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday, the day in which those who follow the Christian faith commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange will be closed Friday and reopen Monday, April 21. The U.S. bond market will close at 2 p.m. ET Thursday and will also be closed Friday, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. After shuttering for Good Friday, it will be business as usual on Wall Street...

Good Friday, which falls on Friday, April 18, this year, is one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar. It marks the crucifixion of Jesus and recognizes the sacrifice of his death. While Good Friday isn't considered a federal holiday, it is observed by the faithful in a variety of ways including fasting, meditation, worship or attending church service. Though it is one of the biggest Christian observances of the year, most businesses and government agencies, including the U.S. postal service, operate normally on the day. A majority of...

America's largest homebuilder, D.R. Horton (DHI), warned on Thursday that its key spring selling season has gotten off to a sluggish start as elevated mortgage rates and growing economic uncertainty continue to erode consumer confidence. "This year's spring selling season started slower than expected," D.R. Horton CEO Paul Romanowski told analysts and investors on the company's second quarter earnings call. "We have been more cautious due to continued affordability constraints and declining consumer confidence." The homebuilder reported a 15% year-over-year decline in net sales orders for its fiscal second quarter,...

Stock Futures Rise as Investors Weigh Up Trade TensionsStocks looked set to pare back some of their recent losses Thursday, with investors hopeful that trade talks between the U.S. and Japan could be a sign that President Donald Trump could end up scaling back some of his tariff plans.Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 364 points, or 0.9%. S&P 500 futures were up 1%, and contracts tied to the Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.1%.The blue-chip indexes had tumbled Wednesday after chip maker Nvidia said it would now need a...

US stock futures traded flat on the heels of a bruising day on Wall Street that underscored fears over the economic impact of President Trump's tariffs. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) held steady. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) ticked up 0.1%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 8:05:09 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Stocks extended their slide on Wednesday as Powell, speaking in Chicago, issued his starkest warning yet on how tariffs could...

US stock futures traded flat on the heels of a bruising day on Wall Street that underscored fears over the economic impact of President Trump's tariffs. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.4%. The benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) gained 0.5%. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) ticked up 0.6%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 12:09:54 AM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Stocks extended their slide on Wednesday as Powell, speaking in Chicago, issued his starkest warning yet on how tariffs could...

US stock futures traded flat on the heels of a bruising day on Wall Street that underscored fears over the economic impact of President Trump's tariffs. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.4%. The benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) gained 0.5%. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) ticked up 0.6%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 2:11:54 AM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Stocks extended their slide on Wednesday as Powell, speaking in Chicago, issued his starkest warning yet on how tariffs could...

Wall Street economists are tweaking their GDP growth estimates as new data trickles in, with Trump's tariff whipsaw still firmly in the background. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tool, which uses already released data to forecast the quarterly pace of economic growth, now projects that GDP fell by 2.2% in the first three months of the year, an improvement from its prior April 9 projection of negative 2.4% growth. The update follows Wednesday's retail sales data, which rose 1.4% in March, matching forecasts. The control group in the release, which excludes...

Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Stock in the beleaguered megacap AI chip maker Nvidia has taken another hit in after-hours trading following the news that the US government has restricted the exports of H20 chips to China. The market is a huge buyer of Nvidia products, with the company warning of to a $5.5 billion hit to the company's bottom line. Nvidia dropped over 6% in extended trading. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) United Airlines stock soared after beating Q1 revenue expectations in an early report for the major airline. Earnings estimates...

US stock futures fell on Wednesday after Nvidia (NVDA) revealed costly new curbs on chip exports to China, and investors grappled with uncertainty over President Trump's trade policy. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slumped 0.2%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) sank 0.7%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) plummeted 1.3%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 5:49:55 GMT-4. Market open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Nvidia's (NVDA) stock took a hit in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company revealed that...