Wall Street

Sell USA? Why Trump's tariffs may be sparking a historic storm on Wall Street

5:00am April 21, 2025

When Trump announced sweeping tariffs this month, he called it "Liberation Day." But there are fears that it may well have been the day foreign investors started to lose faith in the United States.

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U.S. stocks drop as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump's trade war thickens

2:32am April 17, 2025

The S&P 500 sank 2.2% after falling as much as 3.3% earlier. Such an amount would have vied for one of its worst losses in years before the historic swings that have upended Wall Street in recent weeks.

Stocks slump yet again as fears grow about tariffs -- and a recession

1:02pm March 10, 2025

Investors appear increasingly worried about the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy.

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U.S. stock markets plunge as Trump's tariffs spark fears about a trade war

11:06am March 04, 2025

U.S. stock markets plummeted on Tuesday morning as a new global trade war began.

U.S. stock markets tumble as investors worry about DeepSeek

11:43am January 27, 2025

The Chinese AI company may be about to burst Silicon Valley's bubble.

Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

7:04pm November 22, 2024

President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.

Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

2:59pm November 19, 2024

President-elect Trump picked Lutnick, the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be his next Commerce Secretary.

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A customer exits a Dollar Tree store holding a shopping bag on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Jackson, Miss.

National

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores as it posts a fourth quarter loss

1:45am March 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.

After a long lull since 2021, companies from Birkenstock to Instacart are pursuing IPOs. First up is Arm Holdings, a designer of chips, which is making its market debut on Thursday.

Economy

What a crop of upcoming IPOs from Birkenstock to Instacart tells us about the economy

12:18pm September 14, 2023

by David Gura

A crop of IPOs are coming, starting with chip designer Arm, which is making its debut on Thursday. It's another sign of confidence in markets — and the U.S. economy.

Mattel reported financial earnings on Wednesday. In the company's earnings call, Barbie stole the show.

Economy

Mattel tried to report financials. All anyone wanted to talk about was 'Barbie'

10:21am July 27, 2023

by Erin Kenney

Mattel reported financial earnings Wednesday. Impacts from the Barbie movie remain to be seen, but she still stole the show.