Consumer Confidence Takes Historic Nosedive in Trump’s Early Months Amid Tariff Fears President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been marked by a steep and sudden decline in consumer confidence—falling faster than at any time since the 1990 recession. Daniella Knight, a mother of three from Annapolis, Maryland,...
Morgan Stanley: Stick with High-Quality Cyclical Stocks as Market Remains Rangebound As the S&P 500 continues to trade sideways, Morgan Stanley strategists are advising investors to focus on high-quality cyclical stocks that have already priced in a potential slowdown in both earnings and economic growth. Led by Mike Wilson, the...
What It Will Take for the S&P 500 to Reclaim Record Highs—and for Other Indexes to Recover Wall Street isn’t known for subtle reactions, and the recent market swings are a case in point. The S&P 500 rallied sharply on Thursday, officially climbing out of correction territory by closing more...
Gold Suffers Sharpest Drop Since 2021 as Trade Tensions Ease and Fed Uncertainty Fades Gold prices saw their steepest single-day drop in nearly four years on Wednesday, as a shift in U.S. trade policy rhetoric and reduced fears over the Federal Reserve’s leadership deflated the metal’s momentum. After a blistering...
Amazon vs. Walmart: Which Stock Is the Better Bet in a Slowing Economy? When times get tough, shoppers tighten their budgets—except when it comes to essentials like groceries and household goods. That’s where Amazon and Walmart shine, making both strong candidates for investors looking to ride out an economic slowdown....
Markets Tumble as Trump Threatens to Fire Fed Chair Powell A rare and unsettling selloff hit U.S. markets on Monday after President Donald Trump renewed attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, raising fears about the central bank’s independence. All three major indexes plunged— the Dow fell 2.48%, the S&P...
