Hannah Lang

New York

Markets and Investing Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

journalist | bylines @theobserver, @WSJ, etc | born and bred tar heel | she/her

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If Trump Delisted Chinese Stocks, Here’s How It Would Work

5 days ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang

April 18, 2025 1:20 pm ETTrade tensions between the U.S. and China are escalating rapidly. Wall Street could be the next battleground. During his first term, President Trump explored the idea of delisting Chinese stocks from U.S. exchanges, eventually signing an executive order that prohibited Americans from investing in some Chinese companies the U.S. said had aided China’s military. In a recent interview, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to rule out a broader ban.
Dow Industrials Fall; Trump Renews Attack on Fed Chair Powell

6 days ago | wsj.com | Joe Wallace |Hannah Lang

Nvidia stock falls amid continued trade tensionsPresident Trump stepped up his attacks on Jerome Powell, saying the Federal Reserve chair’s “termination cannot come fast enough.”In an early morning social-media post, the president argued Powell was always late, and the U.S. central bank should have cut rates more aggressively like its main counterpart in Europe. The European Central Bank cut rates a quarter-percentage point Thursday, its seventh cut in eight meetings.
道指下跌1.3%；特朗普再次抨击鲍威尔

6 days ago | cn.wsj.com | Hannah Lang

道指周四下跌约1.3%，纳指接近持平，尽管美股七雄中的多数科技股当日下跌。标普500指数微涨约0.1%。在清晨发布的一篇社交媒体帖子中以及随后在椭圆形办公室的一次媒体吹风会上，特朗普称鲍威尔在降息方面行动过于迟缓。欧洲央行周四将利率下调了0.25个百分点，这是其八次会议中的第七次降息。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频美股收盘小幅走低,投资者观望关税谈判的迹象
Dow Industrials Fall, Capping Another Tough Week on Wall Street

6 days ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang |Joe Wallace

Nvidia stock slips amid trade tensions; Trump renews attacks on PowellStocks wrapped up another volatile week with a mixed day as the global trade war remains top of mind and tensions rose between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In
Charles Schwab's Profit Surges, Boosted by Pickup in Trading

1 week ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang

Quarterly profit surged 40% at Charles Schwab, helped by customers rushing to place trades in the first few months of the year. Banks and brokerages have been minting money as investors scramble to adjust their portfolios in response to tariff-fueled market swings. Higher volumes pushed Schwab’s trading revenue up 11% from a year earlier. Here are the highlights of its first-quarter earnings:
Stock Investors Cheer Tariff Exemptions

1 week ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang

April 14, 2025 4:48 pm ETU.S. stocks overcame a midday swoon to end higher on Monday after optimism about President Trump’s tariff exemptions spread from technology goods to America’s car industry. The market entered a new week with investors grappling with the latest front on Trump’s trade war and hoping more key U.S. industries would win exemptions from the sweeping tariffs announced earlier this month. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Today's Rally is Nearing Records

1 week ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang

That’s how much market cap the U.S. stock market has gained today, according to Dow Jones Market Data, on pace for the largest one-day gain on record.
Tariff Pause Sends Tech Stocks Soaring

1 week ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang

The recently-battered Magnificent Seven stocks got some much-needed relief in the form of Trump's tariff pause . Tesla shares climbed more than 17%, while Nvidia and Meta shares also notched double-digit gains. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was up more than 9%, though it has yet to make up its losses over the last week.
Individual Investors Are Still Pretty Bearish

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Hannah Lang

The mood among individual investors remains gloomy. Investor sentiment improved only slightly in the seven days through Wednesday, the latest survey from the American Association of Individual Investors shows. About 59% of respondents were bearish, meaning they expect stock prices to fall over the next six months. That was down a touch from 62% a week earlier, which was the highest reading since 2009.
The Dip Buyers Braving the Market During Stocks Carnage

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Krystal Hur |Hannah Lang

Tariff selloff tests long-held practice, with Wall Street warning about the blow to growthInvestors who stepped in to buy the dip on Tuesday suffered a historic reversal when stocks gave up big opening gains and dove into the red during the afternoon. Hopes that negotiations can limit the economic damage from President Trump’s trade war initially sent major indexes soaring Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average up around 1,400 points in early trading.