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Jamie Dimon says a recession is ‘likely outcome’ from Trump’s tariff turmoil
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Jamie Dimon says a recession is ‘likely outcome’ from Trump’s tariff turmoil

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) speaks to the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday he sees the U.S. economy likely headed to recession as President Donald […]

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Dot-com bust, 1987 crash had massive relief rallies similar to Wednesday’s pop
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Dot-com bust, 1987 crash had massive relief rallies similar to Wednesday’s pop

The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Every bear market has days like this. The Nasdaq soared 12% on Wednesday, the second-best day on record for the tech-heavy index and its sharpest rally since January 2001, which was the middle […]

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Apple bounces 3% after worst losing streak since 2000
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Apple bounces 3% after worst losing streak since 2000

CEO of Apple Tim Cook speaks at an event in 2022. Jerod Harris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Apple shares rallied more than 3% Tuesday after the iPhone maker posted its worst four-day losing stretch since 2000. The rise came amid a broader rally in technology stocks and on the heels of a […]

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Bonds crater, 10-year yield briefly spikes above 4.5% in confounding move that’s worrying Wall Street
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Bonds crater, 10-year yield briefly spikes above 4.5% in confounding move that’s worrying Wall Street

Traders work in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) options pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.  Jim Vondruska | Bloomberg | Getty Images The bond market — not a plunging stock market — is the talk of Wall Street Wednesday with prices tumbling and yields spiking, […]

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Trump’s tariffs launch a global trade war with no clear off-ramp: Live updates
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Trump’s tariffs launch a global trade war with no clear off-ramp: Live updates

Dimon: Recession is ‘a likely outcome’ of tariffs Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says that a recession in the U.S. is a “likely outcome” as a result […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Target, Apple, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Ford and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Target, Apple, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Ford and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Pharmaceutical stocks – Shares of U.S. companies in the pharmaceutical industry fell after President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that he’s going to announce ” very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals .” Pfizer and Merck shares each dropped more than 4%, while Eli Lilly shed […]

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China says it will continue to take ‘resolute and forceful’ countermeasures as U.S. tariffs kick in
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China says it will continue to take ‘resolute and forceful’ countermeasures as U.S. tariffs kick in

04 March 2025, China, Peking: Lin Jian, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, answers questions from journalists.  Johannes Neudecker | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China’s foreign ministry reiterated Wednesday that Beijing will take “resolute and forceful” measures to protect its own interests, after net total tariffs of 104% on Chinese imports into the […]

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The oil-rich Gulf states are better-positioned to weather the tariff storm — but crashing crude prices could spell trouble
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The oil-rich Gulf states are better-positioned to weather the tariff storm — but crashing crude prices could spell trouble

U.S. President Donald Trump with Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, at the start of the Group of 20 summit on 28 June 2019. Bernd von Jutrczenka | picture alliance | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The wealthy Arab Gulf states are in a better position than many other regions of […]

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Businesses face a sobering reality: Under Trump’s tariff plan, reducing reliance on China won’t be easy
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Businesses face a sobering reality: Under Trump’s tariff plan, reducing reliance on China won’t be easy

Aerial view of a container cargo ship at a port terminal in Thailand Mr.cole_photographer | Moment | Getty Images Many companies had been steadily reducing their reliance on China as a manufacturing hub since President Donald Trump’s first term, hoping to blunt the impact of punitive levies from the United States. Then his latest “reciprocal” […]

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IRS acting commissioner will resign over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, sources say
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IRS acting commissioner will resign over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, sources say

Pgiam | Istock | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The acting commissioner of the IRS is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S., according to two people familiar with the decision. Melanie Krause, who had served as acting head since February, […]

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