Stocks were flat to slightly lower in afternoon activity, coming off session lows scored after a news report said the U.S. was weighing wider tech sanctions against China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 7 points,

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.40%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.48%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25) are down -0.

The EU on Monday agreed to speed up tariff talks with the US, easing concerns about a trans-Atlantic trade war. The move followed Trump’s announcement on Sunday that the US woul

Most of the S&P 500’s sectors were trading in the red on Friday, with technology seeing the biggest drop after the U.S. stock market’s losses deepened in early afternoon trading. Information technology was down 1.

The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC -0.67%) is down 1% year to date, but that number doesn't tell the whole story. The index initially advanced 4% as investors anticipated deregulation and tax cuts under President Trump. Instead, the administration shocked Wall Street with aggressive trade policies and the stock market crashed.

Wall Street absorbed a fresh wave of tariff uncertainty after a federal appeals court reinstated President Trump's global tariffs.

Apple stock is down 20% year-to-date, badly underperforming the rest of the Magnificent Seven. Some top voices on Wall Street see a buying opportunity.

Gold prices traded lower Friday, on track to post declines for the week as well as the month, with that weakness feeling "more like a breather than a breakdown," said Adam Koos, president at Libertas Wealth Management.