Key Takeaways Retail sales are expected to improve in March as consumers likely hurried to purchase items before U.S. tariffs took effect in April. Economists expect that car sales pushed consumer spending higher last month as buyers sought to avoid 25% tariffs on auto imports. The retail sector likely experienced its worst first quarter since […]

The statue of Albert Gallatin stands outside the U.S. Department of the Treasury building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Treasury market over the past week saw investors fleeing the safe haven, in an unusual move that added to the market turmoil caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal”

Key Takeaways Palantir shares jumped nearly 5% Monday to extend last week’s recovery following news that NATO had acquired the analytics software provider’s AI-enabled military system. The stock formed a bullish engulfing pattern last week to signal a positive shift in investor sentiment. Investors should watch key overhead areas on Palantir’s chart around $121 and

A worker rests in a factory making steel bike rims for export to the U.S. in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province Friday, April 11, 2025.  Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images If China is going to lose some manufacturing as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the U.S. manufacturing sector won’t

Visitors look at the display of SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips at the Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX) in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea announced Tuesday a support package of 33 trillion won ($23.25 billion) for its vital semiconductor industry, as heightened uncertainty over

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 gained 0.8% on Monday, April 14, 2025, after smartphones and other electronics were exempted from President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Palantir Technologies shares pushed higher after NATO acquired the data analytic firm’s AI-enabled military system. Kidney dialysis treatment provider DaVita said it was the victim of a ransomware attack, and

People shop at a grocery store in Manhattan on April 01, 2025, in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images A day without major tariff developments from U.S. President Donald Trump administration is, for markets, a day of cautious optimism (or at least what passes as “optimism” in such unusual times). There was breathing

Key Takeaways Congress passed a law last week overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $5 overdraft fee cap, which would have gone into effect in October. If President Donald Trump signs the law, the bureau’s rule will be scrapped. The bureau estimated that the law would have saved bank customers about $5 billion a year

President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of five small businesses sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block new tariffs he has imposed on foreign imports in recent weeks. The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade