^GSPC - S&P 500
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| 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•14 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•18 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•21 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.
- TheStreet.com•15 minutes ago
Trump, Microsoft, General Electric and Chick-fil-A - 5 Things You Must Know
U.S. stock futures traded mixed on Friday, July 20, as did shares in Europe and Asia as investors fixated on comments from Donald Trump that could suggest the dollar may by the next weapon in the White House's arsenal in the brewing trade war. Trump sent markets tumbling on Thursday, July 19, when in an interview to be aired Friday he said he "wasn't thrilled" with the Federal Reserve's signalling of future rate hikes, and the dollar strength it inevitably creates, when China's yuan is "dropping like a rock" and the European single currency is declining. Trump's comments, which breach years of presidential protocol that allows the Fed to operate independently, followed two days of testimony from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell that appeared to have cemented the case for at least two more rate hikes this yea, as the economy continues to outperform and inflation rises.
Bloomberg•24 minutes agoFive Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
President Donald Trump criticized the interest-rate polices of the Federal Reserve under Chair Jerome Powell, saying “I don’t like all of this work that we’re putting into the economy and then I see rates going up," in an interview with CNBC broadcast yesterday. The president’s comments, which break with a two-decade tradition of the White House respecting the central bank’s independence, may make the Federal Open Market Committee more inclined to raise rates to signal that independence. The yuan recovered from a steep decline overnight amid signs authorities were seeking to halt the plunge that have hit Chinese markets this week.
- Associated Press•29 minutes ago
Regions Financial: 2Q Earnings Snapshot
The bank, based in Birmingham, Alabama, said it had earnings of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 34 cents per share. The ...
- TheStreet.com•38 minutes 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.
- Motley Fool•1 hour ago
Why You Might Not Want to Pay Off Your Student Loans Early
Aggressively paying off student debt might actually leave you behind on your financial goals.
- Reuters•1 hour ago
Sliding yuan hits world stock markets, stokes trade war fears
The Chinese yuan slid to its lowest in more than a year on Friday, further undermining global sentiment and stoking worries Beijing's currency management could be the next flash point in a trade dispute with the United States. The yuan slid as low as 6.8128 to the dollar in the onshore market after the central bank set a weaker fixing for the currency for the seventh straight session, (CNY=CFXS) forcing a volatile session in Asian stocks. After falling 0.4 percent, MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ended the day 0.6 percent higher as the yuan rebounded.
Reuters•1 hour agoSliding yuan hits world stock markets, stokes trade war fears
The Chinese yuan slid to its lowest in more than a year on Friday, further undermining global sentiment and stoking worries Beijing's currency management could be the next flash point in a trade dispute with the United States. The yuan slid as low as 6.8128 to the dollar in the onshore market after the central bank set a weaker fixing for the currency for the seventh straight session, forcing a volatile session in Asian stocks. After falling 0.4 percent, MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ended the day 0.6 percent higher as the yuan rebounded.
Associated Press•1 hour agoWorld stocks mixed under pressure of more US tariffs
World markets were mixed Friday as deliberations over more U.S. tariffs on European countries and China weighed on sentiment. ASIA'S DAY: Despite a muted start, most Asian markets finished higher. AUTO TARIFFS UNDER FIRE: The U.S. Commerce Department sought feedback on President Donald Trump's plans to consider taxing auto imports on Thursday.
