Markets slide as trade tensions return

Sharp semiconductor losses amid AI chip rivalry fears contrast with resilient broader markets, while escalating US-Iran tensions send oil surging 5%, highlighting growing jitters over geopolitics and inflation just as central banks signal rates may stay higher for longer. Investo ...  Show more

US equities started the week strongly as AI-related stocks rebounded yesterday and the Dow Jones closed above 53,000 for the first time. Broadcom gained after extending its partnership with Apple, while Microsoft slipped following plans to cut jobs as it reallocates resources tow ...  Show more

Asian stocks struggled for direction at the open after US markets had a volatile session amid speculation about the future of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In tariff news, President Trump dialed down his confrontational tone with China in an effort to secure a summit with ...  Show more

It's been a volatile few days across global markets.  As the equity sell-off has deepened, a growing number of market strategists have revised down their targets for where the S&P 500 will be at the end of the year, and economists at several big banks have updated their forecasts ...  Show more

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump backtracked on his once-in-a-century trade war to prevent a meltdown in financial markets, frantic selloffs hit US stocks, bonds and the dollar yet again as fears ...  Show more

US stocks open mixed after President Trump told Fox Business the 100% tariff on China “won’t stand,” calling high tariffs “not sustainable.” Futures turned higher on hopes of easing trade tensions ahead of a planned Trump–Xi meeting in two weeks. The optimism comes after a turbul ...  Show more