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The White House rolled out a series of new tariff announcements this week, yet the S&P 500, Nasdaq, bitcoin, and Nvidia have all notched all-time highs over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the VIX — Wall Street’s fear gauge — has collapsed well below its long-run average after surging to historic highs in April.
US stocks mostly fell on Friday after President Trump threatened Canada with a 35% tariff on its imports to the US and floated higher blanket levies on most trading partners. The
Stocks are off to a sluggish start on Wall Street, while Delta Air Lines led a rally in airline stocks after releasing a solid outlook for the rest of 2025.
The stock market and bond market are forecasting different scenarios for the U.S. economy. The former projects optimism — higher equity prices, earnings growth, broad enthusiasm — but the latter sees weakening growth. Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok highlighted this disconnect in research published this week.
A mixed day of trading left the U.S. stock market split, as Wall Street’s momentum slowed after setting record highs in each of the last two days
Wall Street added to its recent milestones Thursday as the market closed at an all-time high after Delta Air Lines kicked off earnings season with a solid outlook for the rest of 2025, spurring an airline stock rally.
Among Thursday's market movers, Delta Air Lines ( DAL) is up +13.6% after topping Q2 estimates and setting profit guidance ahead of expectations. United Airlines ( UAL) +16 and Southwest Airlines ( LUV) +8.8 are also among the S&P 500's top gainers.