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US stocks drift closer to their record as Wall Street waits to see what US-China talks will bear
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....S stocks drift closer to their record as Wall Street waits to see what US-China talks will bear<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 11-6-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New York, Jun 10 (AP) US stocks drifted closer to their all-time high on Tuesday as the wait continued to hear what will come of trade talks between the United States and China. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 per cent as talks between the world's two largest economies c....
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....arried into a second day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 105 points, or 0.2 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6 per cent. Stocks have roared higher since dropping roughly 20 per cent below their record two months ago, when President Donald Trump shocked financial markets with his announcement of tariffs that were so stiff that they raised worries about a possible recession. Much....
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.... of the rally has been due to hopes that Trump would lower his tariffs after reaching trade deals with countries around the world, and the S&P 500 is back within 1.7 per cent of its record set in February. It is getting to be time to see whether such hopes were warranted. The talks with China were going "really, really well," US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday evening in Lond....
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....on, where the talks were being held. The two sides worked on "all sorts of trade issues," he said, according to a video clip posted by the Chinese state broadcaster CGTN. Both the United States and China have put many of their tariffs announced against each other on pause as talks continue. Even though many tariffs are on hold for the moment, they are still affecting companies and their ability ....
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....to make profits because of all the uncertainty they have created. Designer Brands, the company behind the DSW shoe store chain, became the latest US company to yank its financial forecasts for 2025 because of "uncertainty stemming primarily from global trade policies." The company, which also owns the Keds, Jessica Simpson and other shoe brands, reported a larger loss for the start of the year t....
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....han analysts were expecting, and its revenue also fell short of forecasts. CEO Doug Howe pointed to "persistent instability and pressure on consumer discretionary" spending, and the company's stock tumbled 18.2 per cent. The uncertainty is moving in both directions, to be sure. A survey released on Tuesday of optimism among small US businesses improved a bit in May. "While the economy will conti....
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....nue to stumble along until the major sources of uncertainty are resolved, owners reported more positive expectations on business conditions and sales growth," according to Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist at the National Federation of Independent Business. On Wall Street, JM Smucker fell 15.6 per cent even though its results for the latest quarter topped analysts' expectations. Its revenue fell s....
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....hort of expectations, as did its forecast for profit in the upcoming year. Tesla helped to make up for such losses after rising 5.7 per cent. The electric vehicle company has been recovering since tumbling last week as Elon Musk's relationship with Trump imploded. That raised fear about possible retaliation by the US government against Tesla. Shares that trade in the United States of chipmaking ....
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....giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co rose 2.6 per cent after the company known as TSMC said its revenue in May jumped nearly 40 per cent from the year earlier. Casey's General Stores leaped 11.6 per cent after the chain of convenience stores based in Ankeny, Iowa, reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It credited strength in sales of hot sandwiches and o....
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....ther items. All told, the S&P 500 rose 32.93 points to 6,038.81. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 105.11 to 42,866.87, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 123.75 to 19,714.99. In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements across Europe and Asia. A 0.8 per cent drop for Germany's DAX and a 0.6 per cent gain for South Korea's Kospi were two of the bigger moves. In th....
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....e bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.47 per cent rom 4.49 per cent on Monday. (AP) RUK RUK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....