U.S. dollars constitute 58% of the foreign currency reserves of the world's central banks, and are on at least one side of almost 90% of foreign exchange transactions. International access to SWIFT, ...

Larry Fink, the chairman and chief executive of asset-management giant BlackRock (BLK), offered some timely portfolio advice in his annual letter to investors. In that letter, Fink proposed an ...

If I told you to sell, and world leaders figure out a path ahead on tariffs and trade, leading to the market bouncing back, you'd curse from here to kingdom come. I'm not going to tell you to sell.

Shares of power producers ticked up as traders sought out the defensive sector, due to heightened uncertainty about the global economic outlook. The utilities industry group is among the few S&P 500 ...

Communications services companies were flat amid hopes that tariffs would not be as sweeping as previously feared. Shares of Newsmax soared, building on the gains the conservative news channel's stock ...

Shares of technology companies were flat as traders awaited details on President Donald Trump's tariff plans. In advance of the April 2 deadline Trump set for the unveiling of new tariffs, investors ...

Shares of banks and other financial institutions ticked down amid anxiety ahead of the Trump administration's tariff unveiling.

Consumer companies rose as traders bet that retailers would navigate the burgeoning trade war. The European Union has a plan to counteract the swathe of tariffs U.S. President Trump may impose on ...

Industrial metals such as copper are likely to be tariffed in the near future, likely driving commodity prices up further. Gold futures, which are often used as a hedge against inflation, ticked down, ...

Shares of energy companies were flat as traders awaited details on President Donald Trump's tariff plans. Chevron agreed to sell 70% interest in its East Texas gas assets for $525 million, as part of ...

Led by U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon, the "war room" will serve as a central effort to lobby against efforts to change Social Security, visit field offices, hold ...

The S&P/TSX Composite Index is up 115.78 points or 0.46% today to 25033.28 --Largest two-day point and percentage gain since Tuesday, March 25, 2025 ...