(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set on Friday to post their biggest weekly gain in nearly a month, as investors were optimistic about the ongoing trade talks to resolve a bruising tariff dispute…
Prepared by Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst Trade talks continue as Trump vows to build the wall The US stock markets closed slightly down overnight, shrugging off a worse-than-expected December retail sales report, which plunged…
Risk appetite returns on trade talks hope It’s been a strong start for equity markets on Wednesday, with investors buoyed by encouraging signals on Sino-US trade talks and the government shutdown. It goes without saying…
The relief rally in equities appears to have run out of steam as risk aversion gained momentum on concerns trade talks are not progressing fast enough and global growth fails to show signs of stabilization,…
Infrastructure-related companies were the big winners and drug stocks were the biggest losers after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Other winners from Tuesday night’s speech include defense stocks and the broader stock…
President Trump’s State of the Union focused on defending American jobs, demand fair trade, rebuild revitalize nations infrastructure, reduce price of healthcare and drugs, create an immigration system that is safe and secure and to…
Posted 40 minutes agoShare Print U.S. and Chinese officials are discussing a potential meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in late February, two sources told CNBC. The meeting would take place after a…
Posted 56 minutes agoShare Print U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday there has been progress toward a trade deal with China, but denied that he was considering lifting tariffs on Chinese imports. “Things are…
Posted 4 minutes agoShare Print The Trump administration now estimates that the cost of the government shutdown will be twice as steep as originally forecast. The original estimate that the partial shutdown would subtract 0.1…
Posted 5 minutes agoShare Print President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States was having tremendous success in its trade negotiations with China, a day after U.S. and Chinese officials concluded three days of…