tariffs

Home improvement retailer The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) could be a gauge for the do-it-yourself growth in the era of high home prices and mortgage rates when the company reports first-quarter financial results Tuesday before market open. Here are the earnings estimates, what experts are saying ahead of...

Former PIMCO CEO and current Allianz’s chief economic adviser, Mohamed El-Erian, has suggested that the era of U.S. exceptionalism is on pause, not conclusively over, amid President Donald Trump‘s tariffs and economic uncertainty. What Happened: El-Erian expressed his views on the...

The S&P 500 index has yielded a 220% return in the last 10 years. Peter Mallouk, the CEO of Creative Planning Inc., highlights this data and recalls veteran investor Charlie Munger‘s insights on the power of compounding and being patient through uncertainty. What Happened: According to...

Economist Peter Schiff is once again calling out President Donald Trump’s logic on trade and tariffs, arguing that the economic logic behind this stance does not hold up. What Happened: On Saturday, Schiff posted on X in response to Trump’s warning to Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) not to...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has issued a fresh warning to the U.S.’s biggest trading partners, global markets, and economies on trade and tariffs. What Happened: On Sunday, Bessent warned that U.S. tariffs could soon snap back to their “reciprocal” levels seen during “...

Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban doesn't often hold back when sharing his opinion with investors or other entrepreneurs on social media or while he's on "Shark Tank." A recent social media post saw Cuban share his latest take on tariffs. What Happened: Tariffs have become a major point of...

Each week, Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention. Investors are constantly on the hunt for undervalued, under-followed and emerging stocks. With...

The U.S. and China agreed to de-escalate their trade war by cutting tariffs by 115 percentage points, bringing U.S. duties on Chinese goods down to 30%. The announcement sparked a broad-based equity rally, with the S&P 500 climbing back to early March 2025 levels and erasing losses from...

In the first 100 days of 2025, as Donald Trump began his second presidential term, the stock market experienced one of its worst starts in decades, wiping out billions in investor wealth. Among those who were hurt and are now looking to play defense with investments are large pension funds. What...

Walmart, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) CEO Doug McMillon told analysts on the company’s earnings call on Thursday that the retailer will be raising prices on some items as a direct result of ongoing tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.  Despite a recent reduction in some tariff rates, McMillon said...

The University of Michigan’s May consumer survey delivered a jarring message to Wall Street and policymakers: sentiment among American consumers has plunged to the lowest levels since June 2020, while expectations for inflation surged to heights last seen during the early 1980s. The...

President Donald Trump has declared that the U.S. will be independently setting new tariff rates on several trading partners, bypassing the need for individual agreements. What Happened: Trump announced during a meeting with business executives in the United Arab Emirates that new tariffs...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct 2-year Treasury bond yield of 3.95%. U.S. stock futures advanced on Friday after a mixed close on Thursday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading higher in premarket. The S&P 500 index recorded its fourth day of...

A beat on earnings, soaring margins, and fresh buyback authorizations weren’t enough for investors of Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), as they remain fixated on China, volatility, and a widening guidance. What Happened: Shares of California-based Applied Materials are down 5.83% pre-...

Mediterranean fast-casual chain CAVA Group Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) is confidently progressing towards its ambitious goal of operating 1,000 restaurants by 2032, the company announced during its first-quarter 2025 earnings call. What Happened: Despite broader economic uncertainties and potential headwinds...