Tag: Stocks

  • Possible Trade War Sends Stock Market Into Decline

    Possible Trade War Sends Stock Market Into Decline

    Stock prices fell sharply on Tuesday, and it’s not hard to see why. December 4, 2018 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Investor optimism sparked by a truce in the trade war between China and the U.S. proved short-lived. A day after the market rallied on news of a 90-day…

  • U.S. Agrees to Postpone Tariff Rate Hikes — What Does That Mean for the Stock Market?

    U.S. Agrees to Postpone Tariff Rate Hikes — What Does That Mean for the Stock Market?

    At least, President Trump and the U.S. agreed to hold off for another three months before raising tariff rates. December 3, 2018 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The stock market cheered the 90-day truce in trade hostilities agreed to by the U.S. and China over the weekend. It wasn’t…

  • How Will the G20 Summit Affect the U.S. Stock Market?

    How Will the G20 Summit Affect the U.S. Stock Market?

    A dinner meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi could cause a disruption in economic growth. November 30, 2018 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Thanks, China! U.S. stock prices rallied late in the day after Reuters reported that a Chinese trade official said that “consensus is steadily increasing”…

  • Amazon, Netflix Gains Help Lead a Strong Day for the Market

    Amazon, Netflix Gains Help Lead a Strong Day for the Market

    Amazon and Netflix stock prices just keep climbing. November 28, 2018 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Stock prices soared after encouraging words from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell today. In comments at a luncheon in New York, the Fed Chairman said that the central bank’s benchmark Fed Funds rate…

  • The Big Winner of Cyber Monday? Victoria’s Secret.

    The Big Winner of Cyber Monday? Victoria’s Secret.

    November 27, 2018 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. L Brands is experiencing some early holiday cheer. After rising nearly 7 percent on Cyber Monday — the biggest day of online shopping in history — L Brands, makers of Victoria’s Secret lingerie and operators of Bath & Body Works stores,…

  • Was Today the Biggest Online Shopping Day in History?

    Was Today the Biggest Online Shopping Day in History?

    Tech stocks are up big today, and it’s not hard to see why. November 26, 2018 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Cyber Monday put a jolt in the stock market today. Data from Adobe Analytics suggest that America may have had its biggest online shopping day in history, as…