Stock Market Live May 7: China Trade Talks Are On, S&P 500 (VOO) Rises

Wall St edges up on China trade de-escalation hopes

US stocks opened edging higher on hopes of a de-esclation of tariff tensions between the US and China, as ice-breaker trade discussions are announced.

Stock Market Live May 7: China Trade Talks Are On, S&P 500 (VOO) Rises

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended No News Is Good News 4:18 pm The trading day has ended, and the Federal Reserve meeting, too. As expected, the Fed once again decided to leave interest rates unchanged at a target range from 4.25% to 4.5%. Stock markets took the news in stride. The S&P 500 closed up 0.4%, and so too did the Vanguard ETF. Microsoft (Probably) Gets to Keep Activision 12:54 pm Government efforts to reverse Microsoft‘s (Nas…

US Stocks Rise on China Trade Talk Hopes Ahead of Fed Decision

US stocks jumped at the open Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that the US and China are set to start trade talks this weekend, even as traders awaited the Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day.

US-China Trade Breakthrough Could Ignite a Powerful Stock Rally

US-China Trade Breakthrough Could Ignite a Powerful Stock Rally

US, Chinese stocks up before trade talks, Fed move

London: US and Chinese stocks rose on Wednesday, along with the dollar, as investors eyed weekend US-China trade talks and an imminent Federal …

US: Wall St opens higher on China trade de-escalation hopes, Fed decision

Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Wednesday (May 7) as investors hoped for a de-escalation in trade tensions with Beijing and awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates later in the day.