Economy Jul 11 U.S. stocks move lower and pull S&P 500 back from its record By Alex Veiga, Associated Press
Economy Jun 06 World shares are mixed ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report A resilient job market has been one of the linchpins that’s propped up the U.S. economy, and the worry is that all the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s on-and-off tariffs could push businesses to freeze their hiring. By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Politics Apr 30 As Trump trade wars disrupt businesses, U.S. economy shrinks 0.3 percent in first quarter The January-March expansion was the slowest in almost three years and was down from 2.4 percent in the last three months of 2024. By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Apr 21 Wall Street and the dollar plunge as investors worry about Trump’s trade war U.S. government bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar sank as prices retreated across U.S. markets. By Stan Choe, Associated Press
Nation Apr 09 U.S stocks jump as Trump announces pause on some tariffs The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Wednesday after swinging between a loss of 0.5% and a gain of 1.4%. By Stan Choe, Associated Press
Apr 08 U.S. stock market careens through second day of swings amid uncertainty about Trump’s tariffs By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 lost an early gain of 4.1% and slumped 1.7% with about an hour left in trading Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 04 S&P drops 6 percent, closing worst week since COVID after China matches Trump tariffs By Stan Choe, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 2,231 points, or 5.5 percent Friday, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 5.8 percent to pull more than 20 percent below its record set in December. Continue reading
Apr 02 Wall Street swings in final hours of trading before Trump’s tariff announcement By Stan Choe, Associated Press Financial markets around the world have been particularly shaky lately because of all the uncertainty around what Trump will announce in the event scheduled to begin after the U.S. stock market closes for the day. Continue reading
Mar 14 Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but can’t save another losing week By Stan Choe, Associated Press It still wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. market from a fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak since August. Continue reading
Mar 04 Stocks fall as trade war between U.S. and key partners escalate, wiping out S&P 500 post-election gains By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The benchmark index fell 1.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 670 points, or 1.6%, The Nasdaq slipped 0.4% despite a rebound in big tech stocks such as Nvidia. Continue reading