Why Trump has gone quiet on the stock market

The mood in markets has darkened and the central narrative around trades based on the president’s policies has soured

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“No one is breathing easy”: Trump may have paused his plan to slap 25% tariffs on products coming from Canada and Mexico, but the U.S. auto sector is still reeling.
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President Trump is losing the stock market war to the rest of the world so far. Here's where investors are taking advantage

Emerging market stocks, China and European stocks are beating U.S. indexes since the inauguration of Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump has made it clear that he is concerned about the United States’ dependence on foreign countries for much of its copper and is looking to boost domestic mining of the metal, ...
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Trump’s ‘World War III’ warning to Zelensky rattled stocks. Why they quickly recovered.

Markets are reacting like it’s “theater” and a Ukraine-Russia peace deal can still move forward, strategist says.
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Your retirement savings are at risk in an insane stock market

Fund managers admit they’re buying overvalued stocks.
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Encased in chocolate, blended into martinis, baked in a croissant – tasty, maybe, but let’s not kid ourselves about the health benefits. On my desk as I write this I have a packet of shelled, ...
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Tech stocks seem to have ended their ‘difficult relationship’ with the bond market

At least for now, U.S. large-cap technology and growth stocks appear “free of their difficult relationship with long-term yields,” according to DataTrek Research.
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Singapore regulator to inject $4bn into stock market to boost listings

Authorities also announce tax incentives as part of package designed to revive struggling equity market
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The stock market is trying to break out — but the bulls can’t catch a break

S&P 500 is stuck in a trading range.
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The stock market looks good from the outside — but inside is another story

The percentage of unprofitable publicly traded U.S. companies is rising
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The Fed’s job is not to boost the stock market. Here’s what it should be doing.

Getting inflation down to 2% should be the Fed’s No. 1 concern.
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These are the 7 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Nvidia, Salesforce and Home Depot, plus the Fed's favorite inflation gauge, are among the biggest events for Wall Street.
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Market winners can fall hard — as investors in these favorite stocks found out

‘Magnificent Seven’ investors, take note.
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Stagflation is a new threat to the stock-market rally. What investors should know.

Worries about an unwelcome mix of inflation and stagnating economic growth are back, only this time such fears are becoming harder for investors to shake off.
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What Warren Buffett really thinks about the stock market

A “Buffett Indicator” for the world.
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This neat trick makes it simpler to forecast a decade of stock-market returns

A new research paper finds that there’s a simpler way of cyclically adjusting earnings to forecast future returns using just one year’s data instead of ten.
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Can Nvidia earnings rally the stock market and stop the bleeding in tech?

Highflying “Magnificent Seven” tech stock are in correction territory. Investors are watching Nvidia’s results to assess tech exposure.
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Rolls-Royce, whose stock-market performance is close to Nvidia’s, rallies again

Rolls-Royce, the engine maker that’s been one of the hottest stocks in Europe over the last two years, extended its winning ways on Thursday after beating analyst expectations and setting medium ...
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Will consumers’ gloomy outlook take the bloom off the stock market?

What current consumer-sentiment readings really mean for stocks.
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Warren Buffett: You don't need to attend college to be a great CEO—'I never look at where a candidate has gone to school'

When Warren Buffett selects CEOs for Berkshire Hathaway-owned companies, he doesn't care about where they went to college, he wrote in a shareholders letter.
CNBC - 2d
Why Tottenham Hotspur Has Rebranded Its Name

“Never refer to our Club as ‘Tottenham,’” a statement said. But “Spurs” is still acceptable.
The New York Times - 5d
Why has PKK leader called on group to dissolve – and why does it matter?

Abdullah Öcalan’s declaration paves way for end to 40-year conflict between militant Kurdish groups and Turkish state. Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm The jailed leader of the ...
The Guardian - 1d
I was displaced from my home in Gaza — now Trump wants me gone for good

Even if Trump doesn’t order American soldiers to occupy and expel us, as he first said he would, he has effectively given Israel approval to do so.
The Hill - 5d
UnitedHealth now has to fight the government on another front. The stock is sinking.

The stock is having its worst day in five years, even as the company denied any new Justice Department investigation and a Mizuho analyst recommended buying.
MarketWatch - Feb. 21
The London Stock Exchange has been left behind by its parent

While its equities platform suffers an exodus, the LSEG itself is a financial success story — with an identity problem
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Rivian keeps promise on making a profit, but here’s why the stock is falling

Rivian Automotive Inc. makes good on its promise to get to its first quarterly gross profit and blows past Wall Street estimates for its sales.
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U.S. stocks are near record highs. Why are investors so worried?

Sentiment gauges have soured — but the S&P 500 was at record highs just a few days ago. What’s going on?
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Why MicroStrategy’s stock chart now looks so bearish

The bitcoin play has fallen below a key support zone to trade at the lowest prices seen since before President Trump’s election win.
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Why Nvidia’s stock looks good to these analysts despite earnings jitters

Even if Nvidia doesn’t deliver a huge revenue beat, some analysts say the stock still looks cheap.
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People are worried about their jobs. Here’s why that matters for stocks and bonds.

Low credit spreads aren’t reflecting rising concerns about Trump policies or the economy.
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