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Stocks Finish Moderately Higher on US-UK Trade Deal and Hope for Weekend China Talks
Barchart - Thu May 8, 3:47PM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Thursday closed up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.62%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.98%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25) are up +0.61%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM25) are up +0.97%.
Stock indexes settled higher Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbing to 6-week highs and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 5-week high. Stocks rose Thursday after President Trump announced a “major” trade deal with the UK, bolstering optimism the US was making headway in tariff negotiations. The announcement raised hopes that President Trump’s tariffs will be negotiated down, averting lasting economic damage to economic growth and corporate profits. Stocks rose to their highs Thursday after President Trump said investors should buy stocks now because tariffs could be lowered if US-China trade talks this weekend go well.
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World stocks mostly gain, helped by hopes for progress in China-US trade talks
AP - 1 hour ago
Shares have opened higher in Europe after a mixed session in Asia as investors pin their hopes on weekend trade talks between China and the U.S. U.S. futures and oil prices logged modest gains
China's exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global trade
AP - 1 hour ago
China's exports to the United States have tumbled while its trade with other economies surged in April
Trump keeps 10% tariffs on UK but cuts taxes on British autos, steel and aluminum with trade deal
AP - Thu May 8, 6:39PM CDT
President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on British autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal
Wall Street rises on hopes for trade deals that could forestall a recession
AP - Thu May 8, 4:01PM CDT
U.S. stocks rose after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs between the two countries
Stocks Finish Moderately Higher on US-UK Trade Deal and Hope for Weekend China Talks
Barchart - Thu May 8, 3:47PM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.62%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.98%. June E-mini S&P...
Bank of England cuts interest rates and welcomes word of US-UK trade deal
AP - Thu May 8, 3:18PM CDT
The Bank of England is cutting its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% amid concerns over the potential shock to global growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump...
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