Stock Market

Man with fingers in earsgetty The market is always right, so they say – but sometimes, it takes a while to come to its conclusion. In extreme times – and these are an example – it can take people time to adjust to the new circumstances. Since the market is made up of people, it also takes time to fully price in what has happened and what is happening. A model for this is Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s Cycle of Grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. A quick dip into the...

Peter Berezin told you so — or he tried to, at least.The chief global strategist of BCA Research defied consensus wisdom by predicting late last year that US stocks would sink in 2025 as a full-blown trade war caused a global recession.A few months later, markets have been hit by one of the largest downturns on record caused by unrest from President Donald Trump's tariff policy. Berezin looks brilliant, but he's not gloating."I've been in this business long enough to know that victory laps — more often than not —...

Today’s live coverage has ended. Read what you missed below and follow the latest updates on President Donald Trump and his administration.Stocks surged to one of their biggest gains since World War II after President Donald Trump paused his tariffs against most other nations, as investors had desperately hoped he would. Trump, though, did raise tariffs further on China.The S&P 500 soared 9.5%, though the index is still below where it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average flew nearly 3,000...

US stock futures sank as Wall Street reacted to President Trump's massive tariffs on key US trading partners taking full effect on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) dropped down 1.8%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fell 1.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) sunk 1.5%. Trump's so-called "reciprocal" tariffs — the announcement of which stunned markets last week — are in full effect. They continue to bring chaos to Wall Street, as stocks ended up on another roller-coaster ride of a session...

US stock futures sank as Wall Street girded for President Trump's massive tariffs on key US trading partners to take full effect starting Wednesday. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) dropped down 1.8%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fell 1.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) sunk 1.5%. Trump's so-called "reciprocal" tariffs — the announcement of which stunned markets last week — are in full effect as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. They continue to bring chaos to Wall Street, as stocks ended up on another roller-coaster ride...

US stock futures sank as Wall Street girded for President Trump's massive tariffs on key US trading partners to take full effect starting Wednesday. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were down 1%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fell 1.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slide 1.1%. Trump's so-called "reciprocal" tariffs — the announcement of which stunned markets last week — are in full effect as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. They continue to bring chaos to Wall Street, as stocks ended up on another roller-coaster ride...

4-minute readPresident Trump calls tariffs 'medicine' as stock market plungesPresident Donald Trump spent the weekend at a golf tournament in Florida as the stock market continued to plunge.The worst market crash was seen in 1929 and led to the Great Depression. It was caused by speculative investments, excessive debt and banking system weakness.The Dot-Com Bubble collapse caused a global financial crisis from 2007 to 2009.COVID-19 caused a sharp and rapid decline in the market, but it also was short-lived and regarded as one of the shortest plunges in history.The U.S....

It's been one of the most chaotic stretches for US markets in recent memory. And the massive surge in long-term Treasury yields has served as yet another example of the bizarre trading action in the aftermath of Trump's tariff-fueled "Liberation Day." The 10-year yield (^TNX) jumped 17 basis points to kick off the week, a massive 34 basis point swing from a low of 3.87% to a high of 4.21%. The yield extended those gains on Tuesday, climbing as much as 10 basis points to hover at around 4.25%. Similarly,...

Stocks moved sharply higher Tuesday morning as volatile trading continues amid investor hopes that the Trump administration could reach deals with other countries on tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 3.3%, a gain of more than 1,200 points, about half an hour after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 3.5% and 3.8%, respectively. The Dow and the S&P finished lower on Monday, while the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite inched higher in a wild trading session during which the major indexes swung between huge losses and...

President Donald Trump's tariff plan is making stock market history — and Wall Street is reeling.The president's latest and most aggressive round of tariffs has fueled the worst market sell-off since 2020, leaving Wall Street on edge as concerns swirl over the economic impact of the tariffs and the growing possibility of a recession in 2025.Stocks extended their losses on Monday, with all three benchmark indexes diving into the red and the S&P 500 briefly entering a bear market as Trump doubled down on his resolve to lower the trade...