Jose Torres

5 days ago | advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres

Stocks are soaring as a trade deal between London and Washington bolsters optimism that more negotiations may be nearing completion. Market watchers are especially turning their attention to Geneva, where the US and China will attempt to work out differences this weekend. But risk assets caught another tailwind after President Trump said, “you better go out and buy stocks now,” and equities are now higher on the week following the slow start.

1 week ago | advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres

The Trump Administration’s goals of onshoring manufacturing activities and reducing government spending were front and center in the preliminary read on US economic growth to begin the year. Despite the quarterly contraction, which was driven by a surge in imports ahead of the April 2 Trump tariffs, domestic investment surged to its fastest pace of expansion since the pandemic related recovery in 2021, over three years ago.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Jose Torres |José Torres

Blue stock market chart with neon green, yellow and pink moving averages. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average added another win to their respective piles Thursday. Tech stocks rallied the most thanks to a round of well-received earnings, which helped the Nasdaq Composite outperform. At the close, the S&P 500 was up 0.6% at 5,604 and the Dow was 0.2% higher at 40,752 – their eighth straight day of gains.

1 month ago | advisorpedia.com | Jose Torres |José Torres

Investors are growing increasingly confused regarding the US tariff policy with just seven sunsets away from April 2, the day in which the White House has scheduled the implementation of wide-ranging levies. The intensity and magnitude of the duties are top of mind for market participants, who are having trouble gaining clarity on the situation.

1 month ago | kiplinger.com | Karee Venema |Jose Torres |José Torres

Stocks chopped around Tuesday as buyers took a breather following Monday's big rally. Another disappointing reading on consumer sentiment kept pressure on the main benchmarks and a round of disappointing earnings reports did little to lift sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all opened with modest gains today. However, the three indexes slipped into negative territory after the mid-morning release of The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index.