Wall Street falls following Trump’s tariffs but pares its losses after Mexico announces a delay

Wall Street edges higher as focus returns to profit reports

Stocks on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 274 points, or 0.6%, as of 2:25 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was mostly unchanged. Several big technology stocks fell and checked broader gains in the market. Alphabet sank 7.5% even though Google’s parent company reported stronger pr…

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as the focus returns to corporate profits; Alphabet sinks

NEW YORK (AP) — Google’s parent company and other tech stocks are weighing on a mixed Wall Street Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading, as more stocks rose in the index than fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 75 points, or 0.2%, as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% lower. Alphabet sank 7.8% even though Google’s…

Jonah Goldberg: Many will lie about the consequences of Trump’s tariffs. The markets won’t.

Thank God for the stock market. The market is one of the only things Donald Trump can be expected to listen to — likely more than polls and certainly more than his advisers — even when he doesn’t want to hear what it’s saying. During his first term, Trump routinely took credit for every new market high, noting at one point that “the reason our stock market is so successful is because of me.” When the market did well under President Biden, Trump …

Wall Street goes on roller-coaster ride

NEW YORK (AP) — The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller-coaster ride Monday.