NEW YORK (AP) — After recovering from an initial jolt, U.S. stocks, bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar drifted through a quiet Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government may be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after ...
(The Center Square) — A top credit-rating agency said the short-term deal the U.S. struck with China on trade is a positive sign, but only temporary. “The U.S.-China tariff reduction improves our macroeconomic outlook,” said Paul Gruenwald, global chief economist at S&P Global ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices. Bessent described his call with the company’s CEO a day after ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks drifted higher in quiet trading Thursday following a jumble of mixedreports that offered little clarity on how the U.S. economy is managing through President Donald Trump’s trade war. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, enough to extend its winning streak to a ...
(AP) — Stocks are wavering on Wall Street and holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the week after the U.S. and China declared a temporary cease-fire in their trade war. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged Wednesday afternoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68 points, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging report that showed inflation unexpectedly slowed across the country last month. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7%, coming off an even bigger gain to start the week after the United States and China announced a 90-day pause in ...