Stock markets

Stock futures rise after a wild week as traders weigh surprise China tariff exemption: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures rose on Sunday as Wall Street looks to gauge President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves. S&P 500 futures gained 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 futures moved 0.8% higher. Futures tied to […]
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How Warren Buffett handled past market crises
Warren Buffett , who came into 2025 with the most cash he’s ever owned, is now presented with an ugly market meltdown and extreme volatility — an environment where he’s known to thrive. Buffett, the fabled father of value investing, has a long history of taking advantage of depressed periods to hunt bargains and put together […]
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Bitcoiners take a victory lap as crypto holds up well during market turmoil
Bitcoiners are taking a victory lap after it held up relatively well this week, as the broader market took it for a wild roller coaster ride. The flagship cryptocurrency followed equities higher on Friday to end the week with a 5% daily gain. That move put it up 5.4% for the five days ended Friday, […]
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One group of stocks is emerging as a bright spot in the tariff sell-off
Defense stocks are proving to be a rare source of outperformance as worries over tariffs derailing the economy ramp up. Markets were taken for a wild ride this week as President Donald Trump ratches up trade tensions with other countries. On Thursday, the S & P 500 fell 3.5% — after skyrocketing 9% on Wednesday […]
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Earnings season ramps up next week with no certainty for Wall Street on trade
The roller-coaster ride the stock market has been on is unlikely to end next week, with earnings ramping up in an environment where investors, companies and consumers have absolutely no certainty as to what will happen next with trade. Wall Street is about to wrap up one of its wildest weeks of trading ever, that […]
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Bank of America’s Hartnett says sell into rallies until the S&P 500 falls further
Investors should be selling into market strength until further notice, according to Bank of America’s top market expert. With investors on edge over President Donald Trump’s tariffs and all of their ramifications, the best bet is to wait for policymaker action before putting more money to work, said Michael Hartnett, the bank’s chief investment strategist. […]
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Senate Democrats ask SEC to probe Trump and others for potential market manipulation in tariff pause
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Agriculture secretary, during her Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats on Friday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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