Apr 30 Stocks sink after weak GDP report but storm back after inflation update By Stan Choe, Associated Press Much like its wild month of April, a scary Wednesday for Wall Street found a gentler ending as U.S. stocks stormed back from steep early losses to continue their manic swings amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war… Continue reading
Apr 22 Stocks rally, recover all of Monday's slide as the dollar and U.S. bond market steady By Stan Choe, Associated Press The value of the U.S. dollar also stabilized after sliding against the euro and other competitors, while Treasury yields held steadier in the bond market. Continue reading
Apr 21 Wall Street and the dollar plunge as investors worry about Trump's trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. government bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar sank as prices retreated across U.S. markets. Continue reading
Apr 11 Stocks jump, bonds swing while falling U.S. dollar indicates more fear amid trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press Friday’s swings came after a set of stronger-than-expected profit reports from some of the biggest U.S. banks, which traditionally help kick off each earnings reporting season. Continue reading
Apr 10 U.S. stocks dove as Wall Street euphoria reverted to concern over U.S.-China trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press The losses for U.S. stocks accelerated Thursday after the White House clarified that the United States will tax Chinese imports at 145 percent, not the 125 percent rate that President Donald Trump had written about in his posting on Truth… Continue reading
Apr 10 Trump told investors to 'buy' on social media hours before his tariff pause rose stocks, raising questions about manipulation By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Less than four hours after his post, Trump announced a 90-day pause on nearly all his tariffs. Continue reading
Apr 09 U.S. stocks shoot to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, an amount that would count as a good year for the market. It had been sinking earlier in the day on worries that Trump’s trade war could drag the global economy into a recession. But… Continue reading
Apr 09 U.S stocks jump as Trump announces pause on some tariffs By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Wednesday after swinging between a loss of 0.5% and a gain of 1.4%. Continue reading
Apr 07 U.S. stocks dip at the end of a manic Monday, fueled by Trump's latest tariff threat By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent at the end of a day full of heart-racing reversals as battered financial markets try to figure out what Trump’s ultimate goal is for his trade war. Continue reading
Apr 07 Trump tells Americans to be patient as global markets keep dropping over tariffs By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press “Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. The Republican president has insisted his tariffs are necessary to rebalance global trade and rebuild domestic manufacturing. Continue reading