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As the S&P 500 approached a 20% drop over the past week, investors made clear one thing they thought could stop the selling. President Trump needed to back off the tariffs. Given that the president jacking up tariffs to their highest level in a century had been the primary catalyst for one of the worst three-day sell-offs in the S&P 500 since World War II, investors felt the only real lever to stop the bleeding was a changing of tides from Trump. "We need to see some evidence of some...

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...

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,...

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...