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Tag: macroeconomy

Dow and S&P 500 rise on hopes of US-China trade deal

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 4:25 pmTuesday, November 27, 20183 Comments

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

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 3:27 pmTuesday, November 27, 201811 Comments

UBS says that new tariffs on consumer products like the iPhone wouldn’t hurt Apple too much…

Dow jumps 150 points after strong U.S. jobs report, wage increases, trade optimism, but Apple drags down the Nasdaq

Friday, November 2, 2018 9:57 am44 Comments

Stocks traded mostly higher on Friday following the release of better-than-expected employment data…

U.S. consumer confidence surges to 18-year high

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 3:48 pm67 Comments

The unemployment rate is 3.7%, the lowest level since 1969…

Morgan Stanley: Apple investors shouldn’t worry too much about China

Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:00 pm4 Comments

U.S.-China trade tensions continue to concern investors, along with questions about…

U.S. again assumes throne as world’s most competitive economy; first time since 2008

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:27 pmWednesday, October 17, 201851 Comments

The U.S. is back on top as the most competitive country in the world…

Apple chief Tim Cook steps up charm offensive in China

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 9:31 pm12 Comments

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’

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:27 amTuesday, October 9, 201812 Comments

The U.S. and China will eventually be able to come to a trade deal…

Futures edge higher as Fed’s move digested; Apple gains

Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:25 am1 Comment

U.S. economic growth is expected to show a 4.2 percent annualized rate in the second quarter…

How President Trump created a tremendous U.S. economic boom

Friday, September 7, 2018 2:56 pm80 Comments

The current numbers are a uniquely Trumpian achievement and not owed to policies already set in motion when he took office…

Nasdaq set to chalk up its biggest August percentage gain in 18 years

Friday, August 31, 2018 8:43 am3 Comments

President Trump will be in North Carolina where he is expected to sign today an executive order that will make it easier for…

The $200 billion reason it’s so important for Apple’s Tim Cook to not be on President Trump’s tech hit list

Thursday, August 30, 2018 2:25 pmThursday, August 30, 20187 Comments

The stock market rallied to new records this week on the prospects of a U.S.-Mexico trade deal…

U.S. economy logs best performance in nearly 4 years

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:01 amWednesday, August 29, 201822 Comments

Output expanded 3.2 percent in the first half of 2018 putting the U.S. economy on track to hit President Trump’s target of 3% annual growth…

Consumer confidence pops in August to highest level since October 2000

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:25 amWednesday, August 29, 20185 Comments

These historically high confidence levels should continue to support healthy consumer spending…

Cramer: Here’s why China won’t boycott Apple as part of its trade war with the US

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 12:01 pmTuesday, August 7, 201812 Comments

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

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 11:00 amTuesday, August 7, 20185 Comments

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

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 2:55 pmTuesday, July 31, 20187 Comments

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

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 10:04 amTuesday, July 31, 20186 Comments

Apple Inc. has come under fire by Chinese state media, which claims the U.S. technology giant…

Second-quarter U.S. GDP jumps 4.1% boosting hopes that economy is ready to break out of decade-long slumber

Friday, July 27, 2018 9:25 amFriday, July 27, 201854 Comments

Gross domestic product grew at a solid 4.1 percent pace in the second quarter…

Why the US-China trade war may not have much impact on Apple

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 1:01 pmTuesday, July 17, 20182 Comments

Apple stock fell 1.3% on July 11 as a result of the escalating US-China trade war…

Dow rises as Wall Street weighs strong U.S. jobs report, Trump administration’s China tariffs

Friday, July 6, 2018 5:28 pmFriday, July 6, 201837 Comments

Stocks were higher on Friday, July 6, after the U.S. added more jobs to payrolls in June than expected…

What trade war? Markets shrug off US-China dueling tariffs

Friday, July 6, 2018 1:28 pmFriday, July 6, 201846 Comments

The Labor Department said that U.S. employers added 213,000 jobs in June…

Wall Street higher on robust U.S. jobs data, Apple leads tech rally

Monday, June 4, 2018 12:05 pmMonday, June 4, 20188 Comments

U.S. stocks climbed on Monday led by gains in technology shares and Friday’s robust jobs data…

U.S. stocks rise but worries over political drama in Italy keep lid on gains

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 10:25 amWednesday, May 30, 2018No Comments

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the main indexes recovering some of the sharp losses…

Apple adds 45 points to Dow’s 336-point rally

Friday, May 4, 2018 2:34 pm20 Comments

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slashed an opening drop to trade sharply higher Friday afternoon…

U.S. stocks rise on strong earnings reports: Technology shares lead the gains

Thursday, April 26, 2018 4:27 pmThursday, April 26, 20183 Comments

U.S. stocks climbed Thursday, led by the technology sector, after a strong round of corporate earnings reports…

Dow loses 700 points as Amazon leads tech shares lower

Monday, April 2, 2018 3:15 pmMonday, April 2, 201820 Comments

Stocks fell on the first trading day of the month and the quarter as a decline…

Apple owns a two-year lead over Android imitators in 3D sensing race

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 9:30 am7 Comments

Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple’s TrueDepth system…

Apple’s stock turns up after jobs data shows U.S. added 313,000 jobs in February in biggest gain in a year and a half

Friday, March 9, 2018 9:17 am17 Comments

The U.S. added 313,000 new jobs in February, the biggest gain in a year and a half…

Dow set to pop triple digits after North Korea says it’s open to talk about denuclearization with U.S.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 8:35 amTuesday, March 6, 201836 Comments

North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization and will suspend nuclear tests…

U.S. consumer confidence hits 17-year high

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 1:02 pm19 Comments

U.S. consumer confidence jumped to a 17-year high as optimism about employment prospects…

Dow and S&P 500 close higher on upbeat U.S. labor market data

Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:02 pm1 Comment

Apple shares are now up more than 2% over the last five trading days, moving the company back into the green on the year…

UBS: How Apple could get to zero net cash

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 3:55 pmWednesday, February 14, 201811 Comments

Apple Inc. has an enormous pile of cash — about $163 billion, to be exact…

Dow ends wild trading day up more than 550 points

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 4:51 pmTuesday, February 6, 201836 Comments

After two huge sell-offs in a row, U.S. stocks were all over the map on Tuesday…

An Apple stock buying opportunity

Monday, February 5, 2018 5:32 pmMonday, February 5, 201815 Comments

After making historical highs around $180 on January 19, shares of Apple have quickly retreated…

Apple’s share price is bumping up against a key level

Monday, February 5, 2018 4:50 pmMonday, February 5, 201814 Comments

While the broader market sold off Monday, extending its losses from the prior session…

Dow recovers some ground after historic 1,500-point drop

Monday, February 5, 2018 4:00 pmMonday, February 5, 201856 Comments

U.S. stocks fell sharply in volatile trading Monday, extending a steep sell-off from the previous session..

Dow plunges more than 600 points; Apple shares fall

Friday, February 2, 2018 3:31 pmFriday, February 2, 201841 Comments

A stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report sent interest rates higher…

Apple has eight years to pay $38 billion U.S. tax bill – with no interest or penalties

Thursday, January 25, 2018 10:34 amThursday, January 25, 201814 Comments

The eye-popping $38 billion tax bill that Apple Inc. said it plans to pay…

Stocks rise to new highs on U.S. Senate deal to end brief federal government shutdown

Monday, January 22, 2018 2:45 pm20 Comments

President Donald Trump will sign the deal into law, ending a three-day shutdown…

What Apple will likely do with their repatriated $207 billion

Monday, January 22, 2018 9:27 amMonday, January 22, 20189 Comments

When you go through where Apple could spend an estimated net of $207 billion…

How Tim Cook’s ‘Trump strategy’ made Apple a killer stock

Friday, January 19, 2018 4:26 pmFriday, January 19, 201825 Comments

In case you haven’t noticed, Apple’s stock is up a mind-blowing 50% over the past 12 months…

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