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Major U.S. stock indexes posted small gains Thursday, a day after their steepest drops of the year.

Economy

Stock Markets Take A Breather After Steep Drop

5:50pm August 15, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Investors paused to catch their breath Thursday after the stock market suffered its worst drop of the year the day before. Consumer spending is still strong, despite signs of a looming recession.

U.S. stock indexes tumbled, then rebounded Wednesday amid an escalating trade war between the United States and China.

Stocks Come Back After Another Wild Day On Wall Street

4:36pm August 07, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Stocks slid early on, amid escalating fears that the U.S.-China trade war will further damage a worldwide economy that's already slowing. But the market recovered by day's end.

U.S. stocks nosedived Monday as China's currency fell sharply and raised fears that the U.S.-China trade war would keep escalating.

Stock Markets Take Another Hit As The Trade War With China Heats Up

5:11pm August 05, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

World stock markets saw sharp sell-offs after China let its currency slide, the latest move in its trade war with the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 767 points, or 2.9%.

Stock Markets In Turmoil Amid Uncertainty Over U.S.-China Trade Talks

4:18pm May 07, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes plunged Tuesday after Trump administration officials accused Beijing of reneging on commitments it had already made in the talks.

People walk past an Apple store in Beijing in December 2018. Apple CEO cited weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in China as the company lowered its quarterly revenue estimates Wednesday.

World News

China Takes Wind Out Of Apple iPhone Sales

7:49pm January 02, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Apple cut billions from its revenue estimates amid slower sales in China. In August, Apple became the first firm worth $1 trillion, but its stock is down more than 30 percent in the past three months.

With the Dow swinging up and down hundreds of points in a day, investors are feeling queasy. One economist says uncertainty in the stock markets may mean turbulence will continue in the new year.

Economy

Stock Market Gyrations Making You Dizzy? Get Used To It, Analysts Say

4:30pm December 31, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

With the Dow swinging up and down hundreds of points in a day, investors are feeling queasy. One economist says uncertainty in the stock markets may mean turbulence will continue in the new year.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Stocks plunged for the second trading day in a row but recovered late in the day.

Economy

Stocks Rebound After Tumbling Amid Worries Over U.S.-China Tensions

4:48pm December 06, 2018

by Avie Schneider

Stock markets recovered most of their losses late in the day, with the Dow closing down 79 points. Earlier, stocks slid after a Chinese tech executive was arrested, escalating U.S.-China tensions.

Apple, the world's most valuable publicly traded company, became the first to reach the milestone $1 trillion market value.

National

Apple Becomes World's 1st Private-Sector Company Worth $1 Trillion

4:36pm August 02, 2018

The tech giant and the world's most valuable publicly traded company became first to reach the milestone market value. Amazon is also approaching $1 trillion in value, but Apple got there first.

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Facebook shares tumbled Thursday after it announced a slowdown in user growth and projected that its revenue growth would decelerate for the rest of 2018.

Politics & Government

Facebook's Big Growth Is Slowing, Sending Its Stock Tumbling

12:12pm July 26, 2018

by Avie Schneider

Facebook's stock dropped nearly 20 percent — the day after reporting that its user growth has stalled and that it expects revenue growth to slow for the rest of the year.

Trader John Panin works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. U.S. stock markets fell as U.S.-China trade tensions grew.

Stock Markets Drop Amid Escalating Tariff Threats

5:16pm June 19, 2018

by Charlotte Norsworthy

Global stock markets fell in response to President Trump's threats to add another layer of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. Trade tensions are leaving investors uncertain, analysts say.