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Wall Street is mixed after UnitedHealth’s worst drop in decades offsets gains for most US stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting between gains and losses Thursday as UnitedHealth Group’s stock plunges toward its worst drop in more than a quarter century, while most of the rest of the U.S. stock market ticks higher. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in its final day of trading in a holiday-shortened week. The [&h[...]
US stocks tumble as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump’s trade war thickens
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are tumbling Wednesday after Nvidia warned new U.S. restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they or the economy will do this year. The S&P [...]
Nasdaq holds off delisting Primis Financial until May decision
Nasdaq will wait for the results of a May hearing before delisting McLean-based bank holding company Primis Financial, the company said Monday. Primis Bank announced last week that it had received notice from the stock exchange April 3 that the company was out of compliance with one of Nasdaq‘s rules that requires listed c[...]
Wall Street ticks higher in a rare quiet day following weeks of tariff turmoil
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday in a rare quiet day for financial markets, for now at least. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in afternoon trading, though it’s been prone to huge swings not just day to day but also hour to hour. The day before, it went from a gain of 1.8% to a slight […]
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seems to be easing. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in midday trading, though trading is still shaky, and it gave back most of its bigger, early gain [...]
The Latest: Asia and European shares sink as US tariffs take effect
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. U.S. markets surged in response. The S&P 500 was up 7.8% in afternoon trading. It had been down earlier in the morning amid worries [&hellip[...]
MicroStrategy expects Q1 loss as bitcoin value falls
MicroStrategy appears to have lost the coin toss — the bitcoin toss, that is. The world’s largest corporate bitcoin investor, Tysons-based MicroStrategy reported an expected first quarter loss in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday due to the falling value of its holdings in the cryptocurrency. After [...]
The Latest: Stocks plummet as global markets feel the impact of Trump’s tariffs
U.S. stocks careened after President Donald Trump threatened to crank his tariffs higher on Monday. The S&P 500 was down 0.8% in late trading, but only after a day of heart-racing reversals as battered financial markets try to figure out what Trump‘s ultimate goal is for his trade war. If it’s to get other c[...]
Sell-off worsens worldwide and Dow drops 1,700 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump‘s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, which is usually the economic highlight of each month, was enough to stop the slide. T[...]
Global markets, Wall Street continue to slide after China slaps retaliatory tariffs on imports
Global markets slid further and Wall Street was on track for another day of crushing losses Friday after China responded to U.S. President Donald Trump‘s latest set of tariffs with some of their own. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 3.6% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 3.4%, falling[...]
Fear that Trump tariffs will spark recession slashes billions of dollars from US stock values
U.S. companies had billions of dollars in value wiped out after President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on foreign imports. Virtually every sector suffered big losses Thursday as U.S. financial markets careened toward their biggest one-day drop since COVID-19 flattened the global economy five years ago. Banks, retailer[...]
Stock market today: Wall Street rises in another jittery day ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks whipped through another dizzying day Wednesday in the final hours before President Donald Trump’s unveiling of the tariffs promised as part of his “ Liberation Day,” which could drastically remake the global economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, but only after careening between an earli[...]
