US stocks rose on Thursday as Wall Street attempted to recover from back-to-back losing sessions, with strength in semiconductor shares helping to lift broader market sentiment amid a mixed geopolitical and policy backdrop. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 165 points, or 0.3%, as
US stocks rose on Friday as Wall Street attempted to close out a turbulent week on a positive note, with gains in technology and industrial shares helping lift the major averages despite lingering geopolitical and policy-related concerns. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 100 points, or 0.2%. The
US stocks suffered steep losses on Tuesday as President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric over Greenland, threatening sweeping new tariffs on countries opposing the sale of the Danish territory to the United States. The comments sparked a broad risk-off move across markets, driving equities lower, pushing Treasury yields higher and weighing on the US dollar.
US stocks rebounded on Wednesday after President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum that he would not use military force to acquire Greenland. The speech eased a major geopolitical concern that had rattled global markets and triggered a sharp “sell America” trade a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 141 points, or
US stocks were mixed on Friday as investors digested two days of gains driven by easing geopolitical tensions and turned their attention to corporate earnings and next week’s Federal Reserve decision. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hovered around the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 247 points, or 0.5%, weighed down by
The World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting concluded Friday evening in Davos with a sobering realization that the international order that governed global finance and politics since World War II seems dead. What emerged over those five days is a world fragmenting into competing power blocs, with technological disruption arriving faster than anyone expected. The
The Walt Disney Company remains on track to appoint a new chief executive early this year, as the entertainment giant moves closer to resolving a long-running succession process and faces renewed pressure to revive its underperforming stock. In a letter to shareholders released late Thursday, board chairman James Gorman said Disney expects “to announce the
After days dominated by geopolitical tensions tied to US President Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions and renewed tariff threats toward European allies, global markets are heading into a pivotal week shaped less by diplomacy and more by data, earnings and central bank signals. A heavy slate of corporate results and a closely watched Federal Reserve interest
Gold is knocking on the $5,000-per-ounce door after a historic 66% rally in 2025, driven by geopolitical shocks, a weakening dollar, and relentless central bank buying of the precious metal. The impressive rally has investors reconsidering a critical decision: should they own bullion directly or buy exposure through exchange-traded funds? The answer depends entirely on
US President Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada after Ottawa moved to reset trade ties with China, reigniting fears of a renewed North American trade war just months after tensions appeared to cool. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said Canada would face a 100% tariff on all goods