S&P 500 rises in volatile session as Trump denies he is firing Powell 7/16/25

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Stocks rose on Thursday, buoyed by fresh economic data reports along with a slew of corporate earnings releases. We’ll tell you all you need to know.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday, as a White House official indicated to CNBC that President Trump was moving closer to firing Jerome Powell from his post as Federal Reserve chairman, initially knocking down the S&P 500. The benchmark rebounded as Trump later denied the report, but traders still fear he could follow through. We’ll cover every angle of that story, and the market impact, for you.

The Dow fell Tuesday as worries over inflation and a mixed bag of bank earnings dragged the index lower. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, got a boost from gains in Nvidia. We’ll cover all of the market angles for you.

Stocks climbed higher Monday, even after President Trump threatened high tariffs on more countries over the weekend. Losses were kept in check as investors bet those duties will eventually be negotiated down and looked ahead to a busy week for second-quarter earnings season. We’ll tell you all that you need to know.

Stocks dropped Friday, a day after the S&P 500 posted a new record high, after President Trump announced a 35% tariff on Canada and threatened higher tariffs across the board. We’ll tell you all you need to know.

With Nvidia’s $4 trillion market cap milestone in the rear-view mirror for investors, what’s the next catalyst that could propel the stock toward its next trillion-dollar gain? We ask the author of “The Nvidia Way” about that and more. Plus, bitcoin hitting another all-time high as the entire crypto ecosystem gets a boost. And President Trump is teasing a major statement on Russia this Monday that could mark a turning point in U.S.-Russia relations.

The Dow rose on Thursday, as traders shook off trade tariff turmoil. We’ll cover all of the angles for you.

The S&P 500 rose Wednesday, led by tech, as Nvidia reached a major milestone and investors monitored the latest tariff updates from President Trump. We’ll cover all of the market angles for you.

The S&P 500 was trading little changed after President Trump offered no exceptions to his August 1 tariff start date. We’ll speak to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about that and much more.