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6 days ago | 
marketscreener.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, marking their third straight day of gains, as investors assessed fresh comments from President Donald Trump regarding tariffs on China ahead of a key weekend meeting between the two countries. Futures had moved lower briefly earlier in the day after Trump said Beijing should open its market to the United States and that 80% tariffs on Chinese goods "seems right." The levies are currently at 145%.
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1 week ago | 
reuters.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed more than 1% each on Thursday as investors assessed a new trade agreement between the United States and Britain, the first such trade deal the U.S. has signed after President Donald Trump paused tariffs last month. Britain agreed to lower its tariffs to 1.8% from 5.1% and provide greater access to U.S. goods as part of the deal, while a 10% baseline tariff on goods imported from the UK into the U.S. remains in place.
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1 week ago | 
uk.marketscreener.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
(Reuters) - Wall Street inched higher on Thursday as investors awaited the announcement of a trade deal between the United States and Britain, which is set to be the first such agreement the U.S. signs after President Donald Trump paused tariffs last month. Trump said he would hold an Oval Office news conference about a "full and comprehensive" trade agreement with Britain and the UK is likely to secure a reduction in U.S. tariffs on cars and steel, the hardest-hit sectors.
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1 week ago | 
money.usnews.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
By Purvi Agarwal and Johann M Cherian(Reuters) -U.S. stock indexes were mixed on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, while a steep decline in shares of Google-parent Alphabet weighed on the Nasdaq. The focus is on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to hold interest rates steady when it announces its policy decision later in the day.
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1 week ago | 
gazette.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
By Purvi Agarwal and Johann M Cherian(Reuters) -U.S. stock indexes were mixed on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, while a steep decline in shares of Google-parent Alphabet weighed on the Nasdaq. The focus is on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to hold interest rates steady when it announces its policy decision later in the day.
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1 week ago | 
huntervalleynews.net.au | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
The healthcare and tech sectors of Wall Street have made the largest losses at the start of trade. Photo: AP PHOTOWall Street's main indexes have fallen after US President Donald Trump's latest plans for pharma tariffs renewed worries of the effects of a trade war while some downbeat corporate results also weighed on investor sentiment. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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1 week ago | 
ca.marketscreener.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after President Donald Trump's plans for potential pharma tariffs renewed fears about the impact of the global trade war, further dampening investor sentiment amid subdued corporate earnings. Trump said late on Monday that he would announce pharma tariffs over the next two weeks, his latest action on levies that have roiled global financial markets over the past months.
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1 week ago | 
marketscreener.com | Purvi Agarwal |Johann M Cherian
(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trump reignited concerns about the effects of a global trade war by introducing new tariffs, while markets awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision this week. On Sunday, Trump announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the U.S. but offered little clarity on how the levies would be implemented. Movie and television production companies that film overseas fell in premarket trading.
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1 week ago | 
cfo.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Sruthi Shankar |Purvi Agarwal
- U.S. stock indexes rose on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its longest winning streak in over 20 years, as upbeat payrolls data and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions soothed concerns around tariff-driven risks to the economy. The Labor Department's closely watched employment report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 177,000 in April, exceeding expectations, and unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.
