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- China’s response to new U.S. tariffs will likely focus more on stimulus, building trade tiesby Evelyn Cheng on April 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
China’s reaction to new U.S. tariffs will likely focus on domestic stimulus and strengthening ties with trading partners, analysts said.
- South Korea’s Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon, ousting him from officeby Lim Hui Jie on April 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This starts a 60-day countdown where an election must be held to select the next president.
- CNBC Daily Open: Trump tariffs decimate stocks and the red flows liberallyby Yeo Boon Ping on April 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
For now, the only (unwilling) subjects of Trump’s “liberation” were investors, who were parted by the oppressive weight of their stock returns.
- Asia-Pacific stocks set to extend declines as Trump tariffs roil global marketsby Lee Ying Shan on April 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Asia-Pacific markets are set to extend declines, tracking steep losses on Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs rattled global markets.
- Friday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading sessionby Jason Gewirtz on April 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The major averages tanked on Thursday, posting their worst session since 2020 after President Trump rolled out a raft of tariffs. What’s on CNBC’s radar Friday.
- Higher inflation, shaky markets: What to expect from Trump’s tariff policies, according to economistsby Ryan Ermey on April 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump’s tariffs are likely to roil the economy, experts say. But they shouldn’t derail your long-term plans.
- What Trump says he’s trying to accomplish with tariffsby Greg Iacurci on April 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
President Donald Trump contends tariffs will pay for tax cuts, lower foreign trade barriers, revive U.S. factories, curb fentanyl and reduce the national debt.
- Jim Cramer says investors should follow the post-dot-com-bubble playbookby Russell Leung on April 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
As tariffs tanked stocks on Thursday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer believes investors should look to the same sectors that rose after the dot-com bubble burst in 2000.
- Dow futures open lower after tariffs push market to biggest losses since 2020: Live updatesby Alex Harring on April 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The three major indexes are on track to end the week down after Thursday’s steep drop.
- U.S. tariff rates under Trump will be higher than the Smoot-Hawley levels from Great Depression eraby Jesse Pound on April 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Evercore ISI strategist Sarah Bianchi said the new policies put the effective tariff rate above the level of around 20% set by 1930’s Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
- Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenbergby Dan Mangan,Eamon Javers on April 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Karina Rotenberg and her husband were placed on a sanctions list by the Biden adminstration after Russia invaded Ukraine.
- Breaking down the stock market rout: Was there panic selling that typically precedes a bottom?by John Melloy on April 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
CNBC’s John Melloy and Mike Santoli discuss how President Trump’s tariffs are weighing on investor sentiment, and how long the selling pressure could last.
- Find safe portfolio income in these assets as the Trump tariff rollout rattles stocksby Darla Mercado, CFP® on April 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Investors shouldn’t flee stocks even as the major averages swoon. There are places to find safe yield — depending on a person’s goals and timeline.
- Friday’s jobs report threatens to be a losing proposition for marketsby Jeff Cox on April 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The payrolls report is “incredibly important,” said Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank.
- Shoppers will pay more for bananas, coffee and toilet paper because of tariffs, trade group saysby Amelia Lucas on April 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Grocery bills will likely rise as shoppers pay more household staples because of the Trump administration’s new tariffs.
- Fintech stocks like Affirm, PayPal plunge on concern Trump tariffs will hurt consumer spendingby MacKenzie Sigalos on April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Fintech and credit card stocks were hit particularly hard in the market rout that followed President Trump’s tariff announcement.
- What Trump’s trillion-dollar tariff wall around U.S. means for market, far beyond Apple and Nikeby Lori Ann LaRocco on April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
President Trump’s tariffs will equate to a nearly $1 trillion trade wall around the U.S., with huge impacts on every sector and every state in the U.S. economy.
- Trump tariffs impact supply chains Apple developed to reduce its China dependencyby Kif Leswing on April 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Apple has warned that tariffs could hurt its business, prompt it to increase prices and potentially force it to stop offering certain products altogether.
- Bitcoin falls to $81,000, crypto stocks tank as Trump tariffs rock markets: CNBC Crypto Worldby LindseyTweeted on April 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On today’s show, major cryptocurrencies and crypto-focused stocks were under pressure after President Trump’s big tariffs reveal jolted the stock market. Plus, the House Financial Services Committee voted in favor the STABLE Act, a bill aimed at creating a regulatory framework for stablecoins. And, Stuart Alderoty, chief legal officer at Ripple, discusses the findings of a survey conducted by a crypto-focused nonprofit the company helped support called the National Cryptocurrency Association.
- The Federal Reserve is not likely to rescue markets and economy from tariff turmoil anytime soonby Jeff Cox on April 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Should the president hold fast to his tougher-than-expected trade policy, there’s a material risk of at least near-term costs.
- Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over use of Signal appby Kevin Breuninger on April 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The use of the Signal messaging app by top Trump officials came to light after The Atlantic’s editor was added to a group chat about planned Houthi strikes.
- Capital One secures a win in bid for Discover — plus, the real toll of earnings uncertaintyby Jeff Marks on April 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
- Chipmakers get a reprieve from tariffs, but tumbling stocks suggest risks remainby Kristina Partsinevelos on April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More concerning than potential tariffs on semiconductors is the possiblity demand could collapse.
- Trump’s tariffs slammed the market and our financial stocks. 1 of them is a buyby Morgan Chittum on April 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Shares of Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and Wells Fargo plunged Thursday amid the global market selloff.
- Playing defense: These stable stocks should be trade war-proof and generate incomeby Lisa Kailai Han on April 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Defense stock General Dynamics is one company that might prove a hedge against tariff-induced risks.