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BlackRock Inc. reaffirms U.S. assets as core to global portfolios despite Moody's downgrade and April's market drop. U.S. companies and AI drive bullish view.

Since Trump’s announcement of a tariff pause on April 9, the S&P 500 has surged more than 19% and is now hovering at a level higher than Jan. 1, 2025.

While some holdouts want more drastic spending cuts, others are against Trump’s deduction caps for individuals making $400,000 or less.

U.S. stocks pulled back Tuesday morning as Wall Street recalibrated expectations on growth and inflation amid rising fiscal risks tied to President Donald Trump's sweeping tax proposal.

Retail investors are investing in equity ETFs; institutional investors are selling. Diverging strategies beg the question: who's right?

Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) have been strong since breaking resistance. There is a good chance they are soon trading at all-time highs.

Excluding Nvidia, the Magnificent 7 crushed Q1 with 28% EPS growth and a 16% earnings beat — the best surprise since 2021.

Michael Saylor‘s Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, was hit with a lawsuit, specifically after adopting the new accounting rules of reporting cryptocurrency assets on its financial statements.

While Dow Jones futures were down by 0.08% at the time of writing, the S&P 500 futures fell 0.28%.

U.S. stock futures were slightly lower on Tuesday after ending largely flat on Monday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading lower in premarket.

The sharp drop came after U.S. importers began delaying or canceling shipments coming from China as Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods came into effect.

BlackRock is "overweight" inflation-linked bonds, signaling a strategic shift to mitigate risks stemming from persistent inflation pressure.

Markets continued to show resilience at the start of the week, with all major indices maintaining their short-term bullish trends.

For those investors nervous over the downgrade, he recommended Bitcoin (BTC.X) and gold as hedges against excessive government spending.

Ray Dalio has warned that the risks of mounting U.S. government debt were far greater than the credit rating agencies were conveying.

Craig Shapiro suggested that the Federal Reserve shouldn't worry about higher yields and let the bond vigilantes do the work.

He remains optimistic about the broader U.S. economy, but steers clear of CCC-rated bonds, which he says are vulnerable to a downturn.

The ratings agency cited the weakened ability of the U.S. government to support the banks as the reason behind the cut.

The research firm cited the cruise company’s operational discipline and strong demand in the sector for its rating action.

The brokerage believes the S&P 500's upside through the 6,100 mark depends on continued reacceleration in earnings revisions, as interest rate relief remains elusive.

The sportswear company has laid off some staff in its strategic enterprise and corporate functions departments, and outsourced some of the work, according to Bloomberg News.

Ray Dalio, running the world's biggest hedge fund, decided to make some unusual moves in the past quarter, all pointing to one direction.

Wood thinks trade deals, like the one announced with the U.K., could become a “two-way street” for the U.S. to open up its markets to other countries.

Dimon noted that the full impact of Trump’s tariffs on the economy is not apparent yet, even as some analysts expressed optimism about the outlook for U.S. equities.