U.S. stocks eked out gains today even after a reading on November retail sales missed expectations. Equities resiliency in the face of the report was likely due to the details emerging on the U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal. President Trump indicated that the deal in...

U.S. stocks are mixed in afternoon trading with investors keeping an eye on the trade front, while also exuding some caution ahead of this afternoon's monetary policy decision from the Fed. Yesterday's report from the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. and China could d...

U.S. stocks were up sharply to end a volatile week. The rally came after a strong jobs report that showed the U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs in November. Low unemployment and rising wages support hopes that the consumer sector is strong enough to prevent weakness in t...

U.S. stocks are trading higher in early action, rebounding from a recent retreat after President Donald Trump said negotiations with China were going well, countering recently flared-up trade tensions as the U.S. said it will restore steel tariffs on Brazil and Argenti...

U.S. stocks declined on the day but posted another solid weekly advance, which was the seventh out of eight. However, volume was light following yesterday's Thanksgiving break and as today's session was shortened. Lingering optimism of a U.S.-China "phase one" trade de...

The U.S. equity markets finished the last trading session of the week modestly higher, but failed to post gains for a seventh-straight week, as the omnipresent uncertainty swirling around a U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal that has hampered conviction all week tempere...

U.S. stocks are higher in early action, even as U.S.-China trade uncertainty remains, with Chinese President Xi saying the nation wants to work out an initial trade agreement but it is not afraid to retaliate when necessary. Meanwhile, the global markets are digesting...

U.S. are stocks lower in afternoon action, with the continued uncertainty surrounding a U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal hampering sentiment. In earnings news, Target and Lowe's offered upbeat earnings and guidance, limiting some of yesterday's drop that came courtesy...

Halloween brought more treats than tricks as November brought the first real S&P 500 break out of its long and volatile trading range dating back to January 2018. Hopes for a United States-China trade deal and ample liquidity courtesy of the Federal Reserve have been i...

U.S. equities finished higher, achieving a sixth-straight week of gains, the first time since late 2017, despite a mixed retail sales report, another drop in industrial production, and an unexpected deceleration in regional manufacturing growth. Trade uncertainty, whic...