U.S. President Donald Trump's U-turn on tariffs has rained yet more volatility on markets, leaving investors skidding from stocks to safe-havens and back, and while previous crises have seen bigger moves, few have been this fast. With volatility, it's the speed of a move that can set alarm bells off. The S&P 500 soared 9.5% on Wednesday, its biggest daily gain since 2008, while Europe staged its biggest jump since March 2020 on Thursday.
European markets soared after Trump paused tariffs for nations that didn’t retaliate. Investors welcomed the easing trade stance, with major indices across the continent posting their strongest performance in years.View on euronews
The major U.S. stock indexes dropped sharply on Thursday, a stark reminder that President Donald Trump continues to pursue a tariff agenda capable of throwing the global economy into chaos.
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Jobless claim filings inched up by 4,000 to 223,000 for the week ending April 5, the Labor Department said Thursday. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs, and have mostly ping-ponged between 200,000 and 250,000 for the past few years.
Non-lethal weapons company Byrna (NASDAQ:BYRN) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 57.3% year on year to $26.19 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.07 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
The US stock market, fresh off its third-best day in modern history, is sinking back into reality: Although President Donald Trump paused most of his “reciprocal” tariffs, his other massive import taxes have already inflicted significant damage, and the economy won’t easily recover from the fallout.