^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,815.62 |
| Open | 2,809.37 |
| Volume | 2,110,255,100 |
| Day's Range | 2,799.77 - 2,812.05 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,417.35 - 2,872.87 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,405,009,523 |
Yahoo Finance Video•12 hours agoWhat to watch in the markets: Friday, July 20
Here's Myles Udland with a look ahead at what will be making headlines on Friday.
Yahoo Finance Video•16 hours agoTrump: I dream about Biden running in 2020
President Trump sounds off on the possibility of facing Joe Biden in 2020. Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith, Dion Rabouin, Dan Roberts and Ethan Wolff-Mann discuss.
Yahoo Finance Video•19 hours agoTrump turns to jobs and the economy after latest Putin summit explanation
President Trump is trying to change the narrative again, after his latest explanation on the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He’s focused today on jobs and the economy. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer and Ethan Wolff-Mann have details.
- Reuters•11 minutes ago
Firmer U.S. dollar boosts corporate interest in currency hedging
U.S. multinational companies are starting to reevaluate their currency hedging strategies after a surge in the dollar in recent months, as the impact of the stronger greenback starts to show up in second-quarter corporate earnings. A stronger dollar claimed Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) as its first victim of the earnings season on Monday. The company, which does not hedge its revenue with derivatives, said foreign exchange rates pushed its expectations on the 2018 operating margin to near the lower end of its target range.
- TheStreet.com•2 hours ago
Stocks Weaken as Trump's Fed Rate Comments Open New Front in Global Trade War
U.S. dollar index falls more than 1.6% from Thursday's 52-week high after President says he's "not thrilled" with Fed tightening. China's PBOC fixed yuan at lowest level in 13 months as currencies move to center stage in trade war. Global stocks were mixed Friday, with modest gains in Asia offset by a weaker start in Europe, as investors continue to fixate on developments in trade disputes between the U.S. and China and comments from President Donald Trump that could suggest the dollar may by the next weapon in the White House's arsenal in the brewing trade war.
Associated Press•2 hours agoAsian stocks rise amid fears of more China, US tariffs
SINGAPORE (AP) — Most Asian markets were higher on Friday despite signs that China and the U.S. were preparing to impose more tariffs on each other's products.
Reuters•3 hours agoChina's stock, yuan rebound drives Asian markets higher
Asian shares pushed higher on Friday, clawing back earlier losses in volatile trade as China's stocks recovered sharply and the yuan bounced from a one-year low with market participants suspecting state support for the currency. The yuan took a beating earlier in the day after the central bank set a weaker fixing for the currency for the seventh straight session, adding to the anxiety in Asian markets, which remain sensitive to any sharp moves in the yuan. The yuan's latest bout of weakness, catalysed by concerns over the brewing China-U.S. trade war and a slowing Chinese economy, has seen the it shed 7.6 percent of its value against the dollar since the end of the first quarter of this year.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
China's stock, yuan rebound drives Asian markets higher
Asian shares pushed higher on Friday, clawing back earlier losses in volatile trade as China's stocks recovered sharply and the yuan bounced from a one-year low with market participants suspecting state support for the currency. The yuan took a beating earlier in the day after the central bank set a weaker fixing for the currency for the seventh straight session, adding to the anxiety in Asian markets, which remain sensitive to any sharp moves in the yuan. The yuan's latest bout of weakness, catalysed by concerns over the brewing China-U.S. trade war and a slowing Chinese economy, has seen the it shed 7.6 percent of its value against the dollar since the end of the first quarter of this year.
- Investing.com•4 hours ago
Asian Equities Fall as Trump Criticises Fed for Raising Interest Rates
Investing.com – Asian markets were mostly lower in morning trade on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump criticised the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates.
- FX Empire•5 hours ago
Dollar, Stocks Fall after Trump Says He’s Not Thrilled with Fed Rate Hikes
Trump’s comments are facing criticism. However, the criticism doesn’t seem to be centered on what he said, but rather on the fact that he called out the Fed.
Associated Press•6 hours agoAsian markets fall as China, US ready for more tariffs
Asian markets wobbled Friday on signs that China and the U.S. were preparing to impose more tariffs on each other's products. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.5 percent to 22,652.42 and South Korea's ...
