In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied to thousands of dollars’ worth of stock transactions,

The trade is effectively a bet that the president won’t deliver fully on his threats, to avoid a major hit to U.S. markets or the economy.

Despite all of the uncertainty surrounding the capital markets, some stocks continue to rack up gains in 2025. One of the year's most notable winners is Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), which has climbed 77% as of this writing, making it the top-performing stock in the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500.

Nuclear startup Oklo got a price target hike after soaring Wednesday on a government deal. Shares fell Thursday on a planned share offering.

The Nifty and Sensex opened on a muted note and traded in a narrow range for most of the session before it declined over 1%.

After two months of markets moving on every incremental trade update, investor focus is shifting back to the Federal Reserve and the trajectory of the US economy.

For all the stock market drama this year, investors’ portfolio balances may not look too different from when President Donald Trump entered office in January.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), a benchmark for the broader U.S. stock market, has had one of the most volatile years on record. The index lost more than $6 trillion during the two-day trading period after President Donald Trump announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs as the CBOE Volatility Index (VOLATILITYINDICES: ^VIX) notched its third-largest