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News Articles: Wall Street

Something rare is happening on Wall Street: Stocks, bonds and the dollar are all falling at the same time — and investors are debating why.

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  • Business

Sell USA? Why Trump's tariffs may be sparking a historic storm on Wall Street

When Trump announced sweeping tariffs this month, he called it "Liberation Day." But there are fears that it may well have been the day foreign investors started to lose faith in the United States.

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Rafael Nam
Specialist Gennaro Saporito works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

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  • Business

U.S. stocks drop as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump's trade war thickens

The S&P 500 sank 2.2% after falling as much as 3.3% earlier. Such an amount would have vied for one of its worst losses in years before the historic swings that have upended Wall Street in recent weeks.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025.

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  • Business

Stocks slump yet again as fears grow about tariffs -- and a recession

Investors appear increasingly worried about the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the Financial District in New York City on Tuesday.

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  • Business

U.S. stock markets plunge as Trump's tariffs spark fears about a trade war

U.S. stock markets plummeted on Tuesday morning as a new global trade war began.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone in Beijing on Jan. 27. Chinese firm DeepSeek's artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store's download charts.

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  • Business

U.S. stock markets tumble as investors worry about DeepSeek

The Chinese AI company may be about to burst Silicon Valley's bubble.

January 27, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservative Conference in Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2024. Bessent is Trump's nominee to be the next Treasury Secretary.

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  • Politics

Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, speaks at a rally for president-elect Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27, 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

President-elect Trump picked Lutnick, the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be his next Commerce Secretary.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Aspan and
  • Scott Horsley
A customer exits a Dollar Tree store holding a shopping bag on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Jackson, Miss.

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  • Business

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores as it posts a fourth quarter loss

Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.

March 14, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Bitcoin hit a record high following a rally sparked by the Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of bitcoin exchange-traded funds.

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  • Business

Bitcoin hits a record high. Here are 4 things to know about this spectacular rally

Bitcoin hit a record high, marking a remarkable comeback from a period known as the "crypto winter." A big catalyst behind the gains has been the approval of new bitcoin investment funds.

March 05, 2024
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By:
  • David Gura

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  • Economy

Reddit's public Wall Street bet

Any day now, social media platform Reddit is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO), earmarking shares for its most dedicated users. On today's show, our friends at WBUR podcast Endless Thread help us unpack why Reddit is making this move, and what it might mean for Reddit's stock.

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February 26, 2024
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  • Julia Ritchey,
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The S&P 500, a broad-based index of stocks, broke above 5,000 for the first time ever.

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  • Business

Optimism about the U.S. economy sends stocks to a new record

The S&P 500 index hit 5,000 for the first time ever, propelled by Wall Street's optimism the Federal Reserve is going to cut interest rates.

February 09, 2024
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By:
  • David Gura
As Bill Ackman goes after journalism organizations, higher education, and D.E.I., he is using many of the tactics he developed and relied on as an activist investor.

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  • Business

Combative billionaire Bill Ackman uses bare-knuckle boardroom tactics in a wider war

Hedge fund boss Bill Ackman has fought bitter battles in corporate boardrooms. He fights with lengthy public letters and for years. He's taking those tactics to Ivy League universities and the media.

January 24, 2024
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By:
  • David Gura
The S&P 500 hit a record high on Friday, boosted by gains in technology share and by rising hopes about the economy.

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  • Business

The S&P 500 surges to a record high as hopes about the economy — and Big Tech — grow

The index surged over 1% to hit a record high, surpassing the previous peak hit around two years ago, driven by big gains in large tech companies and by hopes about the economy.

January 19, 2024
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By:
  • David Gura
This year's rally has really depended on seven stocks that Wall Street refers to as 'The Magnificent Seven': Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, NVDIA, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla

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  • Business

Wall Street calls them 'the Magnificent 7': They're the reason why stocks are surging

The S&P 500 has surged this year, but most of those gains are thanks to a handful companies nicknamed "The Magnificent Seven." And that's worrying Wall Street.

December 13, 2023
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By:
  • David Gura
Charlie Munger, the longtime vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, was a fixture at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

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  • Obituaries

Investor Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, has died

Buffett and Munger together built Berkshire Hathaway into a multi-billion dollar behemoth.

November 29, 2023
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  • David Gura
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