Apple today helped to boost the Dow Jones Industrial Average after posting stellar results. The Dow closed today up, the S&P 500 was up, and the Nasdaq was up…
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U.S.-China trade deal, optimism power stocks to new record highs
Powered by optimism about the U.S.-China trade deal, as well upcoming earnings reports, Apple and other tech stock pushed Wall Street to record highs…
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq close at record highs as Wall Street shrugs at Trump impeachment
Stocks set closing and intraday records Thursday even after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump…
Dow jumps 300 points on strong U.S. jobs report; Apple hits new all-time high
U.S. stocks soared Friday after a much better-than-expected employment report for November from the Labor Department which saw the economy create 266,000 new jobs…
U.S. and China move closer to trade deal despite harsh rhetoric
The U.S. and China are moving closer to agreeing on the amount of tariffs that would be rolled back in a phase-one trade deal…
Stock futures jump after China’s upbeat comments on trade talks with U.S.
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Thursday as China sounded upbeat about its trade talks with the United States, calming investors…
Apple’s data shows a deepening dependence on China as Trump administration’s tariffs loom
Apple Inc’s dependence on China has not lessened by tapping factories in Brazil and India, the company’s supply chain data shows, raising the stakes as U.S. President Trump promises more tariffs…
Britain’s new leader Boris Johnson vows to get Brexit done
Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween…
U.S. unemployment hits five-decade low as employers step up hiring, wages increase
Steady job growth and solid wage increases have enlarged Americans’ paychecks…
U.S. consumer spending surges to post biggest rise in more than 9-1/2 years
Plus, price pressures remained muted, with a key inflation measure posting its smallest annual gain in 14 months…
U.S. economy grows by 3.2% in the first quarter, topping expectations
The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the first quarter and posted its best growth…
Apple, tech stocks drive S&P 500 near record
Technology stocks are extending their leadership on Wall Street as the S&P 500 trades near…
Apple iPhone’s issues in China may be difficult to fix
The U.S.-China trade conflict hasn’t been kind to Apple investors…
Five ways to look at Apple’s surprise bad news
In an ugly New Year’s surprise Wednesday afternoon, Apple announced unexpectedly that it was cutting…
Advisor to President Trump: Apple’s sales should pick up when U.S.-China strike trade deal
The U.S.-China trade skirmish is having an impact on earnings and it’s not going to be just Apple…
Apple suppliers consider moving iPhone assembly out of China if U.S. import tariffs skyrocket
Apple Inc.’s suppliers will consider shifting iPhone production away from China should tariffs on U.S. imports skyrocket…
Wall Street set for strong open on President Trump’s upbeat U.S.-China trade comments
U.S. stock futures jumped 0.9 percent on Wednesday, joining a global equities rally…
President Trump’s G20 bromance with China’s Xi means one thing: An epic Santa Claus rally for stocks
It’s time to charge that extra $5,000 holiday gift because the year-end for stocks could be pretty sweet…
Stock market set to jump at open on 90-day U.S.-China trade detente
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Monday…
Dow and S&P 500 rise on hopes of US-China trade deal
Stocks rose on Tuesday in choppy trading as investors hoped the U.S. and China will strike a deal on trade…
UBS: Apple could ‘ultimately mitigate’ President Trump’s proposed tariffs on iPhones, laptops
UBS says that new tariffs on consumer products like the iPhone wouldn’t hurt Apple too much…
Morgan Stanley: Apple investors shouldn’t worry too much about China
U.S.-China trade tensions continue to concern investors, along with questions about…
Apple chief Tim Cook steps up charm offensive in China
Tim Cook was all smiles at the Chaoyang Future School in Beijing on Wednesday, watching high school students…
David Rubenstein: US-China trade dispute is a ‘skirmish, not a war’
The U.S. and China will eventually be able to come to a trade deal…
The $200 billion reason it’s so important for Apple’s Tim Cook to not be on President Trump’s tech hit list
The stock market rallied to new records this week on the prospects of a U.S.-Mexico trade deal…
Cramer: Here’s why China won’t boycott Apple as part of its trade war with the US
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he’s not convinced China will boycott Apple as part of the trade war…
Apple could be used as a ‘bargaining chip’ in the trade war, Chinese state-run media warns
Apple has benefited from cheap labor and a strong supply chain in China and needs to share more…
Stocks higher on U.S. – China trade optimism
U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday as technology stocks began to bounce back after a three-session downturn…
Apple comes under fire from state-run media in China
Apple Inc. has come under fire by Chinese state media, which claims the U.S. technology giant…
Why the US-China trade war may not have much impact on Apple
Apple stock fell 1.3% on July 11 as a result of the escalating US-China trade war…
What trade war? Markets shrug off US-China dueling tariffs
The Labor Department said that U.S. employers added 213,000 jobs in June…
President Trump’s trade initiatives rattle Silicon Valley
President Trump’s plan immediately drew a cautionary note from Apple, Amazon.com and Alphabet…
U.S. President Trump puts tech in trade war crosshairs with planned curb on China investment
President Donald Trump is preparing a series of efforts to limit China’s ability to invest in the U.S. tech sector…
What if China bans Apple to retaliate for U.S. sanctions against Huawei, ZTE?
During Apple’s most recent financial earnings call in February, CEO Tim Cook said that the U.S. company…
Apple CEO Cook hopes ‘calm heads’ prevail on U.S. – China trade
I’m cognizant that in both the U.S. and China, there have been cases where everyone hasn’t benefited, where the benefit hasn’t been balanced…
Why Apple can end up benefiting from the trade skirmish
Apple can end up as one of the biggest winners in the current rhetoric about tariffs between U.S. and its trading partners….
Apple CEO Tim Cook heads to China as President Trump orders 25 percent tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports…
With President Trump’s tariffs, tech investors in Apple, other stocks are now in the crosshairs of trade war
Speaking on television last week, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made an unusual statement…
Elon Musk sides with President Trump on trade with China
Tesla’s Elon Musk is complaining about China’s car tariffs to President Donald Trump…
Analyst: President Trump’s tariff impact on Apple would be just a ’rounding error’
A likely scenario might be input cost increases of between $20 million to $30 million, due to the use of steel and aluminum…
Apple and other tech firms caught in crossfire as U.S.-China trade war looms
As President Trump considers tariffs on Chinese imports…
Dow closes 336 points higher as trade-war worries ease
Stocks rose on Monday, erasing earlier losses, as worries about a potential trade war waned…
