Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy. Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going back to 1952. April’s...

A struggle by investors to predict President Donald Trump’s mercurial policies set trading records at Wall Street banks in the first quarter. But as industry leaders looked ahead, they had no great answers and scant optimism for what’s to come. Variations of...

Market jitters over trade could damage more than your retirement fund balance. When investors feel less wealthy, they may also choose to spend less. Income is a paycheck, but wealth is at least partially a vibe. One day a portfolio of stocks is worth $100,000, and the...

The 10 Largest S&P 500 Companies From 1985 to 2024 The S&P 500’s top companies are often considered industry leaders and bellwethers of the broader market, and typically make up a substantial share of the index’s total market cap. The top 10 company rankings...

A JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategist whom Jamie Dimon has lauded as “one of our firm’s great thinkers” is taking an unusual approach to highlight fears on Wall Street over speaking out against the Trump administration. On Monday, before Donald Trump pivoted...

The dollar plunged Thursday, with the cost of hedging against further slides climbing to the highest since the Covid pandemic shuttered cities in early 2020. Markets expect more dollar weakness, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index down 1.5% at the end of trading in...