In an aerial view, a container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland on August 1, 2025 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s latest escalation of the trade war with China has drawn several parallels to its origins back in 2018.However, there is a significant difference: the degree to which U.S. companies looked to avoid rising tariffs by racing to bring in more and more products from China ahead of them.When comparing the peak of frontloading that occurred in 2018 compared to 2025, U.S. shippers imported more than double the percentage of Chinese exports this year,…
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Morgan Stanley is standing by its bullish stance on Nio , even after the Chinese electric carmaker’s massive rally over the past two months. Shares of Nio have surged in recent weeks and rallied further after the company unveiled its ES8 SUV on Aug. 21. The model, which clocks in at 308,800 yuan ($43,000) under a battery subscription plan, is much more affordable than Nio’s premium SUVs, which typically come in between 338,000 yuan to 768,000 yuan. Deliveries for the new vehicle will begin in late September. NIO YTD mountain NIO YTD chart But despite Nio’s surge, Morgan Stanley analyst…
After a week of bearish action, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole remarks were a welcome curveball. Most indexes ripped almost 2% on Friday on hints that a rate-cut cycle could kick off in September. Rate cuts are a tailwind for growth, and tech sits squarely in that lane. Most of the “Magnificent Seven” popped on Friday’s news, yet the market seems to have overlooked one of the giants: Microsoft — which sets up my trade idea for the week. On the nine-month daily chart, MSFT is stabilizing near its lower Bollinger Band, a range tool many traders use…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested Tuesday that Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook’s refusal to willingly leave office after President Donald Trump said he was firing her supported the claim that she had committed mortgage fraud.”A governor of the Federal Reserve literally signs her name and commits mortgage fraud, right?” Lutnick said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” a day after Trump told Cook he was…
An Israeli soldier walks near an armored vehicle in Qalqilya, West Bank, on August 7, 2025, during a night raid marked by confrontations with residents. The raid, part of ongoing Israeli operations in the West Bank, adds to the tension in Qalqilya, a city encircled by the Israeli separation barrier and frequently targeted in military incursions. Mohammad Nazal | Afp | Getty ImagesThe world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has quit its investments in U.S. machinery manufactuer Caterpillar and five Israeli banks following a review of the companies’ ties to conflict in the West Bank.The executive board of Norges Bank Investment…
Cemex will not run out of steam anytime soon, according to JPMorgan. The bank upgraded the Mexican building materials stock to overweight from neutral on Tuesday, and raised its price target to $10.50 per share from $8.10. The firm’s forecast implies about 18% upside from Monday’s close. Analyst Adrian Huerta pointed to the company’s cost-reduction efforts for his bullish stance. Shares have already surged more than 57% this year. CX YTD mountain Cemex stock in 2025. “We are witnessing significant and long-awaited transformational changes within the company. While such changes typically take longer to materialize, [CEO Jaime Muguiro’s] urgency in…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersU.S. stocks were flat Tuesday as Wall Street looked beyond President Donald Trump’s removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from central bank’s board, awaiting quarterly figures from chip giant Nvidia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered just below the flatline along with the S&P 500. The Nasdaq Composite also traded around breakeven. Long-term Treasury yields rose after the Trump move, while short-term yields declined as investors steepened the yield curve on the notion rates may go…
EchoStar stock roared more than 80% higher on Tuesday after AT&T said it agreed to purchase certain wireless spectrum licenses from the telecom company for about $23 billion in an all-cash deal.The sale will add about 50 megahertz of mid-band and low-band spectrum to AT&T’s network, with the licenses covering more than 400 markets across the U.S., AT&T said. The deal is expected to close in mid-2026, pending regulatory approval.EchoStar said in a regulatory filing that the transaction is part of the company’s “ongoing efforts to resolve the Federal Communications Commission’s inquiries.”FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote in a May letter…
A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesFrontier Airlines is going after customers of Spirit Airlines, whose financial footing has gotten so shaky in recent weeks that it warned earlier this month it might not be able to survive another year without more cash.Frontier on Tuesday announced 20 routes it plans to start this winter, many of them in major Spirit markets like its base at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida. Frontier overlaps with Spirit on 35% of its capacity,…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. EchoStar — The telecommunications stock surged 66% after AT & T said it would buy some wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion. AT & T said that the transaction should close sometime in mid-2026. Shares of AT & T were last trading less than 1% higher. Eli Lilly — The pharma giant rose 2% after the company’s weight loss pill, orforglipron, cleared another late-stage trial . The higher dose of the pill helped patients lose 10.5% of their weight on average at 72 weeks, compared to just 2.2% weight…
