Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Evening
- S&P 500 stock futures rise after Microsoft, Meta post earnings beats: Live updates
- Microsoft shares jump 9% on earnings and revenue beat, uplifting forecast
- Oil settles lower, posts steepest monthly decline since 2021
- Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic April
- Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more in a trade war
- US, Ukraine sign economic deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for help in repelling Russia
- Pro-SALT Republicans, House Leaders Divided Over Tax Break
- GOP Weighs More Taxes on Companies for Top Executives’ Pay
- Fannie and Freddie May Foment Another Crisis
- EU readies ‘plan B’ should Trump walk away from Ukraine talks
- US urges India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions
Afternoon
- Dow falls 200 points after first-quarter GDP contracts, raising recession fears: Live updates
- Bond Yield Curve Steepens on Mixed Data, Treasury Refunding Plan
- Oil Slump Accelerates on Signs OPEC+ Will Maintain Higher Output
- Shrinking GDP and elevated inflation put Fed in tough spot
- U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter as Imports Surged Ahead of Tariffs
- US consumer spending surges in March, inflation cools
- Consumer spending soared in March as Americans tried to get ahead of tariffs
- Housing contract activity saw a big jump in March before rate volatility began
- Fed should ditch current policy framework, group of former top central bankers says
- Europe's major banks signal caution as ominous outlook tempers profit wins
- Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war
- US Leveraged Loans Poised for Rare Consecutive Monthly Losses
- External Fed Review Calls for Guardrails Around Asset Purchases
- China Sovereign Fund Cuts US Private Assets Amid Trade War Risk
- What the US stands to lose from a dented dollar
- The Iberian blackout is a wake-up call
General
- Dow futures slide 300 points after data shows economy contracted last quarter: Live updates
- Oil prices down, poised for biggest monthly fall since 2021
- U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business
- U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses
- Private payroll growth slowed to 62,000 in April, well below expectations
- Homebuyer mortgage demand drops further, as economic uncertainty roils the housing market
- Trump’s tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
- Tarnished Magnificent 7 stocks rebound faces test with earnings
- 100 days of Trump's impact on the U.S. dollar
- Foreign demand for US assets will wane unless the dollar slides more: Goldman Sachs
- Trump's late push for huge new corporate tax cuts
- China's factory activity slows as US tariffs hit export orders
- Japan's factory output slides as Trump tariffs jolt manufacturers
- Kremlin says a deal to end the war with Ukraine can’t be achieved quickly
- Pakistan says intelligence suggests Indian military action likely soon
- US Keeps Long-Term Debt Sales Guidance, May Enhance Its Buybacks
- Old Wisdom of ‘Sell in May’ Back in Focus as Stock Market Churns
- Mark Mobius Says His Funds Hold 95% in Cash on Trade War Risks
- Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain
- Trump Touts Tariffs in Michigan Rally as Voters’ Economic Concerns Mount
- Trade War Uncertainty Prompts New Wave of Companies to Yank Forecasts
- China’s Export Orders Plunge, Hit by Trump’s Trade War
- Gold Demand Shone in Early 2025 on Renewed ETF Inflows, Report Says
- Tariffs hit home for small US businesses that rely on Chinese imports
- Airlines warn of weakening demand for US travel among European tourists
- Mark Carney prepares for talks with Donald Trump
- China’s manufacturing activity shrinks as US tariffs take effect
- Chinese investors pile into gold funds at record pace
- Huawei delivers advanced AI chip ‘cluster’ to Chinese clients cut off from Nvidia
- In climate science, the US is now a rogue state