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US economic activity continued to sink this month amid uncertainty around tariff policy. New data from S&P Global out Wednesday showed its flash composite PMI output index for April — which captures activity in the services and manufacturing sectors — fell to 51.2, the lowest in 16 months. Manufacturing activity rose to 50.7, up from 50.2 in March. Services activity fell to 51.4 from 54.4 in March. Readings above 50 indicate an expansion in activity in the sector; readings below 50 indicate contraction. Sentiment about the year ahead fell sharply,...

US stock futures jumped after President Trump said he has 'no intention' of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, easing fears on Wall Street that the central bank's independence was under threat. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) popped 1.2%, while futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) jumped 1.5%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) soared 1.8%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 2:09:28 AM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Trump told reporters from the Oval Office on Tuesday that...

US stock futures edged slightly up on Tuesday following a bruising day on Wall Street, marked by renewed criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by President Trump. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) climbed 0.8%. Futures for the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) ascended 0.9%, while futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) advanced 1%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 5:47:24 AM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F On Monday, stocks tanked as Trump took to social media to say that the US economy...

US stock futures traded flat after a bruising day on Wall Street, marked by renewed criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell by President Trump. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) dipped 0.1%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 9:39:30 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F On Monday, stocks tanked as Trump took to social media to say that the US economy would slow unless Powell cuts interest rates now, calling the Fed...

US stock futures fell early Monday as investors prepared for another week of developments on President Trump's fast-moving tariff policies and for the kickoff of Big Tech earnings reports, with Fed independence also looming as an emerging risk for investors to weigh. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were down around 1%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fell 1.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) dropped 0.7%. CME - Delayed Quote • USD As of 7:22:46 AM EDT. Market Open. ES=F YM=F NQ=F As Yahoo Finance's Josh...

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,...

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...