Wall Street eases toward the end of its dreary February
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out their dreary February on a brighter note.
The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% to trim its loss for the month, enough to make it the worst only since December instead of since April.
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Once again, the debate over tariffs is heating up as two of the United States’ largest trading partners — Canada and Mexico — find themselves in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump, who stated that tariffs on these countries are “going forward.”
“The tariffs are going forward on time on schedule,”
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US stocks pushed higher on Monday as a looming deadline fueled uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and investors looked ahead to the monthly jobs report and key retail earnings.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed 0.5%. while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) saw a roughly 0.8% gain.
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The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, jumped to its highest level of the year on Tuesday. Traders are betting it will keep rising. President Trump’s tariffs and retaliatory action from the U.S.’s top tra …
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Market Commentary: #1 Oil Stock, Period
It’s easy to get distracted by the energy sector when Buffett is snapping up Occidental Petroleum shares with abandon and already owns so much of Chevron. But arguably both should be cast aside in favor of what might well be the #1 stock in the sector, Exxon Mobil.
With a market capitalization of around $400 billion and generating revenues of $338 billion,
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1 Billion Reasons to Buy This Under-the-Radar Stock
Urban air mobility was once the stuff of sci-fi movies but in 2009 Joby was built to bring the future to the present. It has built an EV takeoff and landing aircraft that has won votes of confidence from the likes of manufacturing giant Toyota.
The big idea behind the firm is to reduce traffic congestion by making sustainable air transportation affordable and safe.
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CLEAR to Take Off: 1 Stock with Massive Market Size
Clear Secure, or CLEAR, is a member-centric secure identity platform that is striving to revolutionize how people verify their identity wherever they go.
CLEAR generates revenue through its consumer aviation subscription service, CLEAR Plus, which provides members with fast and predictable experiences at airport security checkpoints across the country through the use of touchless biometric verification technology.
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