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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) rocketed higher after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November. Many analysts issued optimistic forecasts for the U.S. stock market based on expectations that tax cuts and deregulation should boost economic growth. However, the S&P 500 has lost its post-election gains and then some. Recession fears have resurfaced as President Trump has forged ahead with the aggressive changes to trade policy outlined during his campaign. The S&P 500 is currently 8% below its record high and nearly 3% below where it closed on election...

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....

April 2nd, or what the White House is calling "Liberation Day," is inching closer, but investors aren't receiving any liberation from the volatility that's plagued the market for the last few months.Wednesday is shaping up to be the Super Bowl of trade policy as President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs are scheduled to take effect, and Wall Street experts are placing their bets on what will happen once they do.It's no easy task to predict Trump's unconventional foreign policy strategy. Just last week he hinted at softening his stance on reciprocal...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 16: People walk past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2023 ... More in New York City. Stocks fell again in morning trading as investors continue to show concerns over the stability of global banks following the collapse last week of Silicon Valley Bank. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Getty Images The stock market selloff has laid bare a crisis of confidence on Wall Street over Washington’s policy direction, and tax-cut optimism — even the cuts themselves — may be not enough...

The recent market decline has prompted another Wall Street strategist to revise its S&P 500 forecast lower for 2025. On Friday, UBS Global Wealth Management head of US equities David Lefkowitz predicted earnings would come in weaker than previously expected, prompting a trim to the firm's year-end price target to 6,400 from 6,600 on the broad-based index. “We still believe that US stocks can recover and post gains for the year. However, recent economic weakness and our expectation that tariffs will be at the higher end of our base case...

US stock futures wavered as Wall Street continues to grapple with President Trump's escalating trade war. 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 8:02:11 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Stocks have had a rollercoaster of a week, starting off on a high on hopes that Trump would temper his tariff plans and then abruptly diving on Wednesday upon news of new duties on auto imports....

US stock futures held steady as a weary Wall Street took comfort in signs that President Donald Trump could offer leeway ahead of the next major tariff deadline. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) flatlined. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) ticked up 0.1%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 8:36:50 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F Stocks have been rising since Trump indicated on Friday and then again on Monday that he might be "flexible"...

Stocks closed broadly higher Monday amid hopes on Wall Street that the Trump administration may take a more targeted approach as it tees up a new round of tariffs on imported goods next week. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8%. The index was coming off its first winning week after a four-week losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.4%, and the Nasdaq composite closed 2.3% higher. “The market was primed to respond well if the administration pulled back on some of the tariff threats or even provided off ramps...

US stock futures held steady as Wall Street digested a second day of gains and braced for the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting. 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) remained flat. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 8:13:41 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F On Monday, stocks continued to recover from last week's sell-off, which saw the S&P 500 enter correction territory amid concerns about the US economy's ability to sustain President Donald...

An escalating trade war and ever-changing tariff policies from President Donald Trump are dragging down the stock market, but experts say Americans anxious about their investments and retirement savings shouldn’t panic. U.S. stocks rallied on Friday but all three major indexes still ended the week in the red. The S&P 500 saw a 2.1% boost just one day after closing more than 10% below its record for its first “correction” since 2023."Markets are going to go up, and they're going to go down. But you know what? We have to...