Feb 07 Watch 7:34 Trump claims his policies are driving great economic growth. What does the data say? In his State of the Union, President Trump emphasized U.S. economic growth, arguing that his administration’s policies are driving it. Friday’s jobs report, which was stronger than many analysts had predicted, is partly in line with those assertions. But the… Continue watching
Jan 27 Global stocks tumble on coronavirus fears By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Besides the threat to people's lives and health, investors are worried about how much damage the virus will do to profits for companies around the world. Continue reading
Dec 19 Investors brace for market slowdown going into 2020 and beyond By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press, Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess Markets are coming off a fabulous 2019, where stocks and bonds around the world climbed in concert. But for the next year — and decade, in fact — Wall Street is telling investors to set their expectations considerably lower. Continue reading
Dec 12 S&P 500, Nasdaq at records as hopes build for a trade deal By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks are closing at more record highs as traders hope that the U.S. and China can make enough progress on trade to avoid new tariffs kicking in over the weekend. Continue reading
Dec 03 Stocks fall as Trump says trade deal with China can wait By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Investors had been hoping for a deal this year, or at least enough progress to stave off new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, including smartphones and laptops, scheduled to start Dec. 15. Continue reading
Nov 20 Stocks slide on Wall Street over new trade war concerns By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks moved broadly lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors turned anxious about the possibility that the U.S. and China may not reach a trade deal before next year. Continue reading
Nov 20 Stocks slip amid new hurdle in trade deal with U.S. and China By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Investors are hoping the nations can reach a deal before new tariffs become effective in December and further threaten economic growth. Continue reading
Nov 15 Stocks end week of milestones at new highs. Dow tops 28,000 By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Wall Street closed out the week with more milestones Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 28,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs. Continue reading
Nov 02 AP Fact Check: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump related details from Syria that the Pentagon and diplomats contradicted, when the stock market went up he took credit, and when it went down he blamed the impeachment inquiry despite scant evidence the market cares. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 10:23 Can an infusion of public R&D investment revitalize a lagging economy? By Paul Solman The U.S. government spends about 0.7 percent of GDP on scientific research and development, down from 2 percent in the 1960s. Less investment means fewer chances for breakthroughs like the weapon-seeking robots that saved thousands of soldiers in Iraq and… Continue watching