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Wall Street's fear gauge just dropped with striking speed. What historically comes next for stocks?
After the White House over the weekend lowered levies on Chinese goods to 30%, from 145%, the stock market rallied. The temporary agreement was better, and came faster, than Wall Street had expected. ...
J.P. Morgan lowers 2025 recession expectations to 'below 50%,' expects Fed to cut rates once in December
J.P. Morgan chief U.S. economist Michael Feroli has dialed back his forecast for a recession in 2025 to "below 50%," according to a report shared with MarketWatch on Tuesday. Feroli also pushed back ...
Child tax credit to jump to $2,500 in House plan. Here's why there are concerns about the increase.
The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed lifting the CTC to $2,500 for the tax years 2025 through 2028, then keeping it at $2,000 beyond 2028. This proposal came on Monday as the committee ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average pares early-week gains on Tuesday
The Dow Jones spun a tight circle near 42,300 on Tuesday. Markets largely failed to react to US CPI inflation, which eased ...
Stock Market News: S&P 500 Turns Positive on the Year
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are mixed Tuesday as the stock market digests a big rally and reacts to the latest CPI inflation report.
Stocks open higher as trade tensions ease — but investors aren't out of the woods yet
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened higher on Tuesday before quickly moving into negative territory. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both opened higher. Stocks may be looking for ...
CPI Report Today: Dow Futures Slip; Inflation Slows to 2.3%
The pause in U.S.-China tariffs fueled a Monday stock rally. April's Consumer Price Index report was released at 8:30 a.m. ET, showing inflation slowed last month. Follow along for live updates on the ...