Stock markets
Trump aide Hassett says U.S. got ‘amazing’ tariff deal offers, recession ‘100% not’ happening
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Monday that “more than 10” countries have made “very good, amazing” trade deal offers to the […]
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More than 60% of CEOs expect a recession in the next 6 months as tariff turmoil grows, survey says
The Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A growing majority of America’s top executives now expects the U.S. economy to enter a recession in the near future, according to a survey released Monday. Of the more than 300 CEOs polled in April, 62% said they forecasted a recession or […]
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Op-ed: NYSE systems are working normally, handling record volume more efficiently than during Covid crash, president says
Lynn Martin, NYSE President, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC The great American entrepreneur Henry Ford once said, “The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.” In surveying the […]
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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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Magnificent Seven stocks are attracting some interest after falling to pre-ChatGPT valuations
The Magnificent Seven stocks — which have underperformed in 2025 after a two-year monster run — are starting to attract interest again now that they’re trading at or below valuations from before the unveiling of ChatGPT, which accelerated the AI boom. On a trailing 12-month basis, Amazon is trading at a 32 price-to-earnings ratio — […]
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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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