Wall Street Turns Icy on US Stocks as Tariffs Hit Markets Hard

Wall Street forecasters are turning ice cold on US equities, telling investors to refrain from buying the selloff as President Donald Trump’s historic trade war raises the specter of recession. Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett became the latest to recommend...

Hedge Funds Frazzled by Tariff Chaos Weigh Sitting It Out

A frenzy of hedge fund trading that has been a boon to investment banks may suddenly be nearing its limit, as big investors privately mull one of the dreaded phrases of Wall Street: the sidelines. In Manhattan and beyond, some active traders are debating behind the...

Market Selloff Accelerates as US Trade War Upends Global Outlook

All across the world, as sell orders lit up screens on trading floors from Tokyo to London and New York, a sobering reality took hold: Donald Trump is serious about upending the global trading system — and it appears, at least for now, that fears of a stock-market...

Short-Covering Is Lying Beneath the Recent Stock Market Rebounds

The S&P 500 Index has started each day this week down significantly on fears of trade wars and slowing economic growth only to recover and close well into the green. While the movements of the stock market aren’t always clear, there is a culprit lurking beneath...