Wall Street Opens Lower and Bond Yields Sink Following Weak Hiring Numbers and New Tariffs

S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets finish lower as new tariffs take effect

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost ground on Friday along with global markets, as U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on numerous countries and U.S. job numbers showed signs of weakness. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 239.

Why Reddit, Meta, and Apple revenue is soaring amid tariff threats and economic headwinds

If you're wondering why tech companies like Meta, Reddit, and Apple reported strong earnings this week despite President Donald Trump's tariffs, well, the tariffs may be the answer. No, the tariffs didn't help these companies, but they did lower expectations. The lower the bar, the easier it is to clear.Yahoo Finance noted that second-quarter earnings were largely trending positive and that "analysts tempered their expectations amid President Tr…

Stocks Get Hit as Economic Jitters Fuel Bond Surge: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street traders drove stocks toward their worst session since May as weak jobs and manufacturing data revived concerns about the economy, a day after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs. Bond yields sank on bets the Federal Reserve will cut rates soon.

Wall Street opens lower and bond yields sink following weak hiring numbers and new tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields are falling sharply after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month. Markets are also reacting early Friday to the latest tariff news. The S&P 500 fell 1% in the first few minutes of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 383 points, or 0.8%. The Nasdaq composite was down 1.4%. The suprisingly weak hiring numbers led investors to step up their…

Trump's tariffs drive US markets down after plunging Asia & European markets in red

After US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on more than 60 countries, US markets failed to hold recent rallies, with futures at Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 falling by more than 1%. Trump's tariffs also plunged markets in Europe and Asia in the red.

Wall Street futures slide as Trump's new tariffs, Amazon weigh

(Reuters) -Wall Street futures declined on Friday, hammered by new U.S. tariffs on dozens of trading partners and Amazon's unimpressive earnings, while investors awaited a key jobs report to gauge the Federal Reserve's next move.