June 25, 2025
Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures dip despite tariff relief for automakers

US stock futures held steady after a volatile day of trading ended in a rally, driven by President Donald Trump’s one-month pause on tariffs targeting automakers. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) remained flat and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) slipped 0.1%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fluttered 0.2%. CBOT

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures hold steady after tariff relief for automakers

US stock futures held steady after a volatile day of trading ended in a rally, driven by President Donald Trump’s one-month pause on tariffs targeting automakers. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) remained flat. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fluttered 0.2%. CBOT – Delayed

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise after Lutnick hints at possible tariff relief

US stock futures rose after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hinted that President Donald Trump may provide a pathway to tariff relief for Canada and Mexico as soon as Wednesday. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) and the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) climbed 0.6%. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) advanced 0.5%.

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Gold Investing

Gold Set for First Weekly Loss of 2025 as Investors Take Profits

(Bloomberg) — Gold dropped as the dollar pushed higher after President Donald Trump said 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are on track to go into place on March 4. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump also said he would impose an additional 10% tax on Chinese imports, moves that would deepen his fight with the

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Gold Investing

Gold Wavers After Record-Breaking Run Triggers Profit-Taking

(Bloomberg) — Gold traded in a narrow band on Wednesday after falling 1.3% the previous session, when traders booked profits from the metal’s latest record-breaking run. Most Read from Bloomberg Bullion traded near $2,915 an ounce, about $40 shy of Monday’s fresh all-time high. It’s been supported in recent days by weak US data that’s

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Financial Assets

Nasdaq leads stock declines as bitcoin sinks, consumer confidence plummets

Consumer confidence declined sharply in February as more Americans felt uneasy about the future state of the US economy, according to new data released Tuesday morning. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for February came in at a reading of 98.3, a significant drop from January’s revised 105 reading and short of the 102.5 reading

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Financial Assets

Stocks sink, bitcoin tumbles below $90,000 for first time since November

Consumer confidence declined sharply in February as more Americans felt uneasy about the future state of the US economy, according to new data released Tuesday morning. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for February came in at a reading of 98.3, a significant drop from January’s revised 105 reading and short of the 102.5 reading

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures bounce back from poor week with Nvidia earnings in sight

US stock futures ticked upward Sunday night after a week that saw the major indexes slump, with the Dow logging its worst weekly performance since October, sparking fears of a pullback in response to record-high levels. Nasdaq (NQ=F) futures bounced back about 0.4%. S&P 500 (ES=F) futures made a similar upward move of 0.4%, and

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Financial Assets

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as consumers start to sour on US economy

US stocks fell sharply at the closing bell Friday as the uncertainty surrounding tariffs and the possibility of a slowing economy caught up to investors, igniting fresh rounds of selling and renewing concerns of a market correction. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) shed 1.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) lost over 2%, reversing earlier gains.

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Financial Assets

Dow futures retreat, Nasdaq futures edge higher after Walmart’s warning

US stock futures diverged early Friday after the major indexes slumped following a weak earnings outlook from retail giant Walmart (WMT). S&P 500 (ES=F) futures edged up 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) rose 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) fell 0.3%, after the index led a broad Wall Street slide on Thursday. The

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