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The stock market sold off rapidly over the past few weeks, leading many to label this a stock market crash brought on by President Donald Trump's tariff announcements. Stocks moved down sharply this week as reciprocal tariffs went into effect; they recovered quickly as Trump announced tariff relief on every country except China, but continued to mark additional losses on Thursday. We are a long way from seeing how this all shakes out, but the prevailing notion in the markets is that tariffs will still have a negative effect. However,...

US stocks rose before the bell on Friday, eyeing a comeback from a bruising sell-off as Wall Street gets ready to wrap up another week of tariff-fueled turmoil. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were up 0.5%, and those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) popped 0.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) put on 0.3%, with all three gauges paring earlier premarket gains. President Trump's fast-moving tariff policy has whiplashed stocks this week, which saw the major US indexes notch historic gains during Wednesday's session but then tank on...

US stock futures extended some of Thursday's losses before bouncing back as Wall Street gets ready to wrap up another week of tariff-fueled turmoil. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were up 1.2%, those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) popped 1.5%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) climbed 1% The major stock indexes are reeling from whiplash toward the end of another week roiled by President Trump's fast-moving tariff policy, after pulling off historic gains during Wednesday's session followed by subsequent plunges on Thursday. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has...

US stock futures pointed toward further gains in Thursday's session after the major indexes staged a historic rally as President Trump paused many of his largest tariff hikes on trading partners. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were up 0.3%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) rose 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) rose 0.4%. Stocks are coming one of their biggest one-day rallies since World War II. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) had its best day since 2008, gaining 9.5%. The Dow (^DJI) rallied nearly 3,000...

US stock futures pointed toward losses in Thursday's session after the major indexes staged a historic rally as President Trump paused many of his largest tariff hikes on trading partners. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were down 0.3%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fell 0.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slipped 0.1%. Stocks are coming one of their biggest one-day rallies since World War II. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) had its best day since 2008, gaining 9.5%. The Dow (^DJI) rallied nearly 3,000 points....

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...

The dollar has not been immune to the intense volatility that has gripped financial markets this year, particularly in the wake of President Donald Trump’s inauguration last January. That same month, the euro dipped as low as $1.02 amid speculation about potential parity between the two currencies. However, by mid-March, the euro staged a strong rebound, rising to $1.094. The latest blow came with last week’s announcement of the U.S. tariff policy, pushing the dollar down further. The currency is now trading at $1.10 per euro, marking a 6.25% depreciation...

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...