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The stock market has been reeling since Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement back on April 2. But even before this shock announcement tipped the Nasdaq into a bear market and sent the S&P 500 down 10% in two trading days, stocks had struggled this year as the reality of Trump's desire to impose tariffs on a wide range of partners and a wide range of goods was increasingly resolute. In turn, investors had spent much of this year searching for the "Trump put," or the level in the stock market...

Some of President Trump's prominent backers in the business community are sounding the alarm on his rollout of reciprocal tariffs and the resulting market fallout. Outspoken billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed the president last July following the assassination attempt on Trump, said in a lengthy post on X late Sunday that, barring Trump calling a "time out" on his tariffs plans, we could be headed for an "economic nuclear winter." "The President has an opportunity on Monday to call a time out and have the time to execute on...

For more than a century, no asset class has delivered a higher average annual return than stocks. But this doesn't mean the stock market moves from Point A to B in a straight line. Over the last six weeks and change, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), widely followed S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-centric Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have taken the elevator lower. Since Feb. 19, which is when the S&P 500 hit its all-time closing high, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have respectively...

It turns out there's a reason Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell always wears a purple tie at his press conferences. "At the beginning, the only significance was that I liked purple ties," Powell quipped during a moderated Q&A interview on Friday. "But I will say, for the next press conference, I reached for a blue tie or a red tie, and , 'Maybe not, you know?'" Powell said the importance of Fed independence served as a key catalyst for his color selection. Historically, "red" is a color most often associated...

President Trump's shocking tariff announcement on Wednesday has markets reeling as investors, economists, and the public try to make sense of how these actions will weigh on the US and global economies in the months ahead. In a note to clients on Thursday, economists at Wells Fargo led by Brendan McKenna wrote, "Liberation Day will also be a strong test of our deglobalization and fragmentation view." The firm added (emphasis added): While Trump's new tariff program announced Wednesday may well be the start of what Wells Fargo calls an "escalate...

As markets sold off late Wednesday, President Trump touted the domestic investments from Big Tech as companies like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and others pledge billions to expand their respective footprints in the United States. "Apple is going to spend $500 billion. They never spent money like that here," Trump said, referencing the company's plans to invest in its US operations over the next four years, which will include plans to build a new manufacturing factory, double its advanced manufacturing fund, and hire 20,000 people. Apple (AAPL) shares still fell...

Homebuilder stocks edged lower on Wednesday as concerns over President Trump’s big tariff announcement raised fears that higher construction costs could slow the housing recovery. D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), the biggest US homebuilder, slid nearly 1% Wednesday morning, while Lennar (LEN) and PulteGroup (PHM) fell 0.7% and 0.4%, respectively. Trump is scheduled to unveil his major tariff plan details at a Rose Garden address this afternoon. Builders have been growing concerned about the impact of these tariffs, especially on materials from China, Canada, and Mexico. Morgan Stanley warns that tariffs...

Homebuilder stocks edged lower on Wednesday as concerns over President Trump’s big tariff announcement raised fears that higher construction costs could slow the housing recovery. D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), the biggest US homebuilder, slid nearly 1% Wednesday morning, while Lennar (LEN) and PulteGroup (PHM) fell 0.7% and 0.4%, respectively. Trump is scheduled to unveil his major tariff plan details at a Rose Garden address this afternoon. Builders have been growing concerned about the impact of these tariffs, especially on materials from China, Canada, and Mexico. Morgan Stanley warns that tariffs...

Headwinds keep gathering for Tesla (TSLA), whose shares fell 2.6% before the bell, pointing to another retreat for the struggling stock. The EV maker is expected to report a decline in vehicle deliveries when it posts its first quarter numbers on Wednesday. While on average Wall Street analysts anticipate a drop of 3.7%, some are predicting a slide of 12%, per Reuters. The gloom comes after Tesla registrations in key European countries tumbled again in March, another sign of faltering sales in a key market. That slide, alongside sales pullbacks...

US stock futures rose as Wall Street braced for President Trump's announcement of new tariffs that stand to remake the global trade order. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) rose 0.2%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) jumped 0.3%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 11:53:26 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Stocks have cautiously ticked up this week ahead of Trump's big tariff reveal, which will take place at the Rose Garden at 4 p.m....