The final week of August — the bittersweet end of summer for many— could be highly volatile, as markets fret over the economy and the latest developments in trade wars. President Donald Trump joins the G-7 leaders in France over the weekend, and markets will be watching to see if the meeting exposes new fault

International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath speaks during a press conference in Washington D.C., on April 9, 2019. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The outlook for the global economy keeps getting bleaker, the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund said Friday. “As the year is progressing, it’s getting harder

Kuni Takahashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Gap slid as much as 7% before settling around 1% lower in extended trading after the retailer posted second-quarter sales that missed estimates. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 63 cents on revenue of $4.01

Robert Kaplan at Jackson Hole, Wyoming David A. Grogan | CNBC Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan would like to avoid additional stimulus but is keeping an “open mind.”  “I’d like to avoid having to take further action but I think I’m going to have an open mind about taking action over the next number of

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said Thursday that while he reluctantly supported the central bank’s rate cut in July, he doesn’t see the case for additional stimulus. “We’re roughly where neutral is. It’s hard to know exactly where neutral is, but I think we’re roughly where neutral is right now. And I think we should

A Nordstrom store in Irvine, California Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Nordstrom surged 11% in extended trading after the retailer posted a strong profit despite weakening second-quarter sales. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 90 cents on revenue of $3.87 billion. Analysts had expected

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reacts during a press conference in Washington D.C., the United States, on July 31, 2019. Liu Jie | Xinhua | Getty Images Market moves were modest after the Fed released minutes of its last meeting, but the message was clear — the market still fears the Fed will not be

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The stock market’s rally in the face of disappearing trading volumes brings to mind an old Wall Street adage: “Don’t short a dull tape.” Traders know better than to bet against a stock in this kind of slow environment, and

London’s Old Street roundabout, often dubbed “Silicon Roundabout.” Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images British technology start-ups have attracted more foreign investment since the start of the year than they did throughout all of 2018, according to fresh figures published Wednesday. U.S. and Asian venture capital investors poured $3.7 billion into U.K. tech companies

A technician inspects LEDs under a microscope at a Cree facility in Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of the lighting and LED company Cree fell as much as 7% in after-hours trading after the company’s

Traders work after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 7, 2019 in New York City. – Wall Street stocks finished little changed on August 7, 2019, following a choppy session as a plunge in treasury bond yields early in the day underscored worries about a weakening global economy. JOHANNES

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan (L-R) ahead of a reception marking the Belt and Road Forum at the National Museum of China on April 26, 2019 in Beijing. Valery Sharifulin

Stocks are bouncing higher but could be trapped in a range until there’s a resolution of the trade wars and an end to the uncertain shadow it is casting over business confidence and the economy. The S&P 500, up 1.2% at 2,923 Monday, is now 3.5% off its July 26 highs, as the market reacts

People shopping at a Costco store Scott McIntyre | Bloomberg | Getty Images The average American household will be down $1,000 per year thanks to the newest round of tariffs on Chinese goods, according to J.P. Morgan. The firm estimates the average annual tariff cost per household will increase from $600 from the first two

New charts from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s Stephen Suttmeier suggest two things must happen before the stock market bottoms: The S&P 500 needs to fall another 5% and panic needs to get more extreme. His first chart shows the S&P 500‘s decline, and the key levels to watch. “The correction is going to continue,” the

Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow pushed back Sunday against concerns that the economy was weakening, after the bond market

White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro Getty Images White House trade advisor Peter Navarro disputed that the bond market flashed a recession signal last week, which spooked investors and sent the stock market tumbling. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note briefly fell below the 2-year rate on Wednesday, a phenomenon in

Fraud finder Harry Markopolos took GE stock down more than 11% in one day with a dizzying array of charts and numbers, but also some choice words accusing analysts, ratings agencies and GE’s management of Enron-era behaviors. A day later, GE stock rebounded nearly 10% on Friday after GE CEO Larry Culp invested $2 million on the

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | Handout | Reuters An investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s possible suicide attempt last month —

Esther George, John Williams and Jerome Powell, at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 24, 2018. David A. Grogan | CNBC If the markets get their way, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will use the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium to clarify whether the Fed is at the beginning of a serious rate cutting cycle — or just intending

Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 14, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday: General Electric — Shares of General Electric rose nearly 9% after analysts and the company’s CEO stood

General Electric bounced back Friday after the CEO shored up confidence by purchasing a bulk of company shares, and analysts defended the industrial giant. GE’s stock was up more than 6% on Friday morning following its biggest drop since April 2008 a day earlier. GE shares had tanked 11% on Thursday. The stock began its

The “Fast Money ” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of Industrials ETF puts. Karen Finerman was a buyer of Target. Dan Nathan was a seller of the Financials ETF. Guy Adami was a buyer of Eastman Chemical.  Disclosure Trader disclosure: Pete is long calls ALLY, AMD, DISCA, DOCU,

Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO, Nvidia David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Nvidia jumped as much as 7% after the chipmaker announced better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.24 on revenue of $2.58 billion. Analysts had expected earnings per share

Larry Culp, CEO, General Electric Scott Mlyn | CNBC General Electric CEO Larry Culp bought nearly $2 million worth of the company’s stock after Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos called the company “a bigger fraud than Enron.” A Thursday evening filing with the SEC revealed that Culp bought 252,200 shares for about $7.93 each. Culp, who

Pedestrians pass in front of the New York Stock Exchange, May 24, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Volatility is back on Wall Street. The average daily point range of the Dow Jones Industrial Average so far this month is about 482 points, which is more than double the average daily range from

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, August 13, 2019. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The stock market has done something so unusual this week that it has only happened 19 times in the past 30 years, and the strange pattern could be an ominous sign if history is any guide. The

Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Ashlee Espinal | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cisco fell nearly 8% in after-hours trading after announcing better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and weaker-than-expected guidance. The enterprise technology company reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings per share of 83 cents on revenue of $13.43 billion. Analysts had expected adjusted

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, August 6, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The bond market just flashed its biggest recession signal ever, but one strategist said it’s time to buy stocks. A key part of the so-called yield curve inverted on Wednesday, a phenomenon which has been a precursor

Julie Wainwright (C), CEO of The RealReal takes part in the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, June 28, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of RealReal surged 12.7% in after-hours trading after announcing a smaller-than-expected second quarter loss as revenue surged. The