Stocks skyrocketed Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on many of the wide-ranging tariffs that had been imposed just hours earlier.

Wall Street posted solid gains on Friday (April 11) as big banks kicked off first-quarter earnings season and investors closed the book on a turbulent week of wild swings driven by the chaos of US President Donald Trump's hydra-headed trade war.

Dow Jones futures tumbled 600 points Thursday on a surprise CPI inflation report. Nvidia and Tesla sold off on the stock market today.

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With that, here's a bullish call of the day from the president of market research firm Lamoureux & Co., Yves Lamoureux, who is back to talk about how the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA is ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was plunging almost 1,600 points on Friday afternoon following a recent session low, as traders continued to grapple with the Trump administration's latest tariffs. Shares of Boeing Co.

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During Tuesday’s session, the S&P 500 finished about 0.4% higher, seesawing between gains and losses throughout the chaotic trading day.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 5.8%. The decline put the Nasdaq into bear market territory, meaning the index has fallen more than 20% from its recent peak.

Stock futures moved higher in volatile trading Friday after yesterday's steep downturn, as investors react to the latest developments in a trade war with China, earnings reports from major U.S. banks and encouraging inflation data.

Thursday saw further volatility roil markets in light of Trump’s raft of tariffs. The major averages suffered their worst day since 2020.