U.S. stock indexes held near their records following President Trump's latest updates to his tariffs, as speculation continues that he may ultimately back down on them.

By David French (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks ended marginally up on Monday as investors sidestepped any meaningful moves following U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, and held steady ahead of a busy week of economic data and the start of earnings season.

Wall Street had no idea how to process what hit it on Tuesday. Inflation came in hot, tariffs are back on the table, and big-name banks couldn’t deliver a

Wall Street is pointing lower before the opening bell with new tariffs announced for Europe and Mexico and as the unofficial start of earnings season get under way this week. Futures for the S&P 500,

Flurry of financial sector reports expected to show investment banking still in the doldrums for another quarter

By David French (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks closed marginally up on Monday as investors sidestepped any meaningful moves following U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, and held steady ahead of a busy week of economic data and the start of earnings season.

The newspaper's conservative editorial board also hit the president with a cold truth about his tariff strategy.

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