Schwab Market Update Audio

May 15, 2019 After beginning the day in negative territory amid some disappointing global economic data, U.S. equities finished higher following reports that President Trump plans to delay imposing tariffs on auto imports for up to six months.

May 13, 2019 U.S. equities finished solidly in the red, near the lows of the day and adding to last week's tumble that marked the largest fall of 2019, as trade tensions between U.S. and China intensified with China retaliating with tariffs on U.S. goods after Friday's increased duties on Chinese goods by the U.S.

May 10, 2019 U.S. equities bounced off the lows of the day that came amid angst over the U.S. keeping its promise to institute levies on Chinese goods to finish higher, as investors appeared hopeful for a breakthrough on a deal with talks with the Asian nation continuing today.

May 9, 2019U.S. equities finished in the red, albeit off the lows of the day, as trade worries continued to escalate ahead of the midnight deadline for increased tariffs on Chinese goods.

May 8, 2019 In what looked to be a modest rebound following yesterday's sharp declines that came courtesy of ramped-up U.S.-China trade tensions, U.S. equities lost steam in the final minutes to finish mixed.

May 2, 2019 U.S. equities finished lower, as yesterday's Fed monetary policy decision, which appeared to dampen rising expectations that the next move could be a rate cut, overshadowed stronger-than-expected reads on U.S. nonfarm productivity and factory orders, as well as mostly upbeat earnings results.

May 1, 2019 U.S. equities finished a rocky session in the red, accelerating downward in the later minutes of the day, negating a boost from a dovish statement from the Fed following its decision to keep rates steady, as well as reports that a U.S./China deal could come as early as Friday.

April 30, 2019 After spending most of the day mired in negative territory, courtesy of softer-than-expected Chinese manufacturing and services sector activity, U.S. equities were able to bounce off their lows of the day to finish mixed.

April 29, 2019 After a choppy day, U.S. equities finished modestly higher to close out the trading week, U.S. equities finished modestly higher in lackadaisical trading, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both marking new closing highs, amid a subdued earnings calendar and a mixed personal income and spending report.

April 26, 2019 After a choppy day, U.S. equities finished modestly higher to close out the trading week, as investors got another heavy dose of earnings results, and scrutinized a much stronger-than-expected read on Q1 GDP.

April 25, 2019 U.S. equities were mixed amid a busy day on the earnings front, with a sizable miss by 3M pressuring the Dow, overshadowing upbeat results from fellow Dow member Microsoft and Facebook.

April 24, 2019 After both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq scored all-time highs yesterday, the U.S. equity markets cooled a bit today and finished with modest losses in choppy trading amid another stream of earnings and a light economic calendar.

April 23, 2019 U.S. equities finished solidly higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq marking new record closing highs, as a host of upbeat earnings results, headlined by Dow members United Technologies and Coca-Cola, as well as Twitter and Hasbro, joined a 16-month high in new home sales to boost conviction.

April 22, 2019 U.S. equities finished mixed in lukewarm trading in their return to action following the long Easter holiday weekend, with volume across the globe very light as Europe and several other markets remained closed.

March 29, 2019 U.S. stocks added to a weekly advance to close the best quarter since 2009, aided by lingering optimism regarding U.S.-China trade negotiations and as Treasury yields continued to stabilize after a decisive downside move as of late.