Late Thursday, Trump posted a letter threatening to impose 35% tariffs on goods from Canada. The barrage of letters began on Monday, setting tariffs of 25% on goods from Japan and South Korea and 50% on Brazil.

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Wall Street on Friday was poised for a negative open, with stock index futures down, as President Donald Trump slapped a 35% tariff on Canada and warned of further hikes if Ottawa retaliated. S&P 500 futures (SPX) -0.

US stock futures fell on Friday after President Trump threatened Canada with a 35% tariff on its imports to the US and floated higher blanket levies. Trump on Truth Social posted a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,

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Dan Scavino sold off at least $1 million in Truth Social stock on April 1, while Sergio Gor sold at least $15,000 a few days earlier.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang spoke to USA TODAY about tariffs, trade and his trip to China after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.

S mall caps and blue chips lagged a generally down market Friday as the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were responsible for most of the selling. Meanwhile the Nasdaq and S&P 500 tried to limit losses as Nvidia NVDA and Palantir PLTR continued to attract buyers on the stock market today.

Trump’s tariffs and the trade war continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Tax incentives contained in the sweeping tax and budget bill Trump signed on July 4 could provide a fresh boost to AI chipmakers.

A couple deals with major trading partners could mean the effective tariff rate rises from 16% to 18% versus 21% scenario, according to Pingle.Nadia Lovell, senior U.S. equity strategist for UBS Global Wealth Management,

Shares of small modular reactor developer NuScale Power skyrocketed in 2024 and continued soaring in the first half of 2025. President Trump's executive orders addressing advancement of the nuclear energy industry represented the primary catalyst for the stock's rise.