A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 7, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty
The European Commission said on Monday it had offered a “zero-for-zero” tariff deal to avert a trade war with US President Donald Trump as EU ministers agreed to prioritise negotiations, while striking back with
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures rose on Monday evening after the
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Stock indexes have been posting records recently — but not the kind of records investors like. The S&P 500 on Friday delivered its worst performance since the start of the pandemic back