Markets
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Wall Street swings as the approach of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ sends stock markets reeling worldwide
Mar 31, 2025 11:23 am - President Donald Trump’s fast-approaching “Liberation Day” had stock markets all over the world swinging sharply.
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Wall Street drops following discouraging updates on US shoppers and inflation
Mar 28, 2025 12:13 pm - U.S. stocks are falling Friday following discouraging updates on inflation and how much U.S. households may be willing to spend given all the uncertainty about President Donald Trump's escalating trade war.
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Consumer confidence is sliding as Americans’ view of their financial futures slumps to a 12-year low
Mar 25, 2025 1:27 pm - U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation.
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Small banks in mostly red districts could lose funding under new Trump order
Mar 24, 2025 1:29 pm - The Trump administration is targeting a federal program that subsidizes small banks in some of the poorest communities across the country, particularly in red states, as part of a wider White House push to reduce the size of government.
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Trump promised an American boom. He now says it may take a while.
Mar 22, 2025 1:27 pm - President Donald Trump said his first day in office marked the start of a “golden age” for the U.S. He and his advisers now say it could take months or longer to arrive.
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With outlook uncertain, the Bank of England joins the US Fed in putting interest rates on hold
Mar 20, 2025 8:22 am - The Bank of England kept its main U.K. interest rate unchanged at 4.50% on Thursday even though the economy is barely growing and the nation faces more uncertainty in light of the tariff policies being enacted by the Trump administration in the U.S.
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Back down goes Wall Street as Big Tech resumes its slide
Mar 18, 2025 3:31 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street swung back down on Tuesday, and its former superstars once again led the way. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1% for its latest swerve in a scary ride, where...
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Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but that’s not enough to salvage its losing week
Mar 14, 2025 6:00 pm - U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in months on Friday as Wall Street’s roller coaster suddenly shot back upward. That still wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. market from a fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak since August.
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Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know
Mar 14, 2025 2:56 pm - Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to levels never seen before.
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Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first ‘correction’ since 2023 on Trump’s trade warMar 13, 2025 3:35 pm - Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month.