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Traders James Bodner, foreground, and Chris Lagana work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Renewed jitters over China-US trade tensions pull Wall Street lower in premarket trading

October 14, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

U.S. markets slumped early Tuesday after Chinese sanctions against the U.S. subsidiaries of a major South Korean shipbuilder shook a fragile sense of calm over trade tensions with Washington.

Electronic stock boards show Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Wall Street holds near records before the bell Tuesday; IBM jumps on AI partnership with Anthropic

October 7, 2025 at 8:27 a.m.

Markets hung quietly around record levels early Tuesday as announcements related to artificial intelligence continued to propel companies’ shares higher.

Flat screen TVs are displayed at a retail store in Vernon Hills on Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

August consumer confidence dips in US with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease

August 26, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.

Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight month.

Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Wall Street drifts in premarket trading while Target tumbles on sluggish sales and a CEO change

August 20, 2025 at 8:39 a.m.

Wall Street continues to drift Wednesday while news of a leadership change at Target took some of the spotlight away from the latest batch of corporate earnings reports.

Trader Michael Capolino left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street hovers near records as markets take in earnings ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech Friday

August 19, 2025 at 8:11 a.m.

Wall Street held near its records in premarket trading Tuesday as traders digested the latest corporate earnings reports while waiting for fresh cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

Traders Jonathan Mueller, left, and Michael Capolino work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street is quiet in premarket trading ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy

August 18, 2025 at 8:48 a.m.

Wall Street ticked modestly lower early Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting later Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders.

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Wall Street quiet ahead of meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

August 14, 2025 at 8:53 a.m.

Markets are largely unchanged early Thursday ahead of a key meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Friday, July 25, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Wall Street hovers near records in premarket trading as attention turns to next week’s busy schedule

July 25, 2025 at 8:15 a.m.

Wall Street was on track to open with gains on Friday, adding to record highs ahead of next week’s busy slate of earnings, job market reports, a Federal Reserve policy...

Ed Curran works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street steady again after President Donald Trump downplays threat to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job

July 17, 2025 at 9:12 a.m.

Wall Street appears calm after President Donald Trump walked back his earlier threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

A currency trader works near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US stocks swing as Trump says he discussed firing the Federal Reserve’s chair

July 16, 2025 at 12:34 p.m.

U.S. stocks are shaky on Wednesday as President Donald Trump said he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. Such a move could help...

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