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Hello traders everywhere. Semiconductor stocks fell after the ruling that Qualcomm used its dominant position to exact excessive licensing fees, a decision that could shake up the broader smartphone industry. Qualcomm (QCOM) fell -12%, while other chip stocks also dropped which in-turn has pulled the overall market as we head into afternoon trading.

Today's declines followed a Tuesday rebound for chip stocks after the White House granted temporary exemptions to an export blacklist against Huawei Technologies, potentially easing U.S.-China tensions as the two sides seek to get trade talks back on track. Some analysts expect trade-related swings to continue until investors get more clarity on escalating tariff threats by both sides.

On the trade war front, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC's Ylan Mui that a trip to Beijing to retake trade negotiations has not been scheduled yet. This lowered hope of a speedy resolution to the U.S.- China trade war.

President Donald Trump followed through with his threat to increase tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods from 10% to 25% earlier this month. China immediately responded by upping the tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods to as high as 25%.

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Hello traders everywhere. Shortly after Bitcoin broke thru the $8,000 level it suffered it's biggest loss of the year trading as low as $6,178 on the day. Bitcoin has recovered more than 50% since the low hit earlier today. However, it is still down around -5% on the day at $7,071. Much like the recent massive move higher there doesn't seem to be a reason for the sell-off other than profit taking, so I'll just chalk it up to that. Look for the 30-day MA to provide support sitting right above the $6,000 level at $6,009.52.

As for stocks, the market is ending the volatile week with a thud siting relatively unchanged as we enter afternoon trading. The DOW traded 10 points higher, erasing a 200-point drop, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ traded below the flatline but also were off earlier lows.

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Hello traders everywhere. The stock market opened in negative territory this morning with the DOW falling as much as 190 points in early trading before turning around to head into positive territory on news that President Trump is expected to delay a decision on tariffs on imported cars and parts by up to six months, according to multiple sources.

The early morning drop came after the release of weaker-than-expected economic data stoked fears that the U.S. - China trade war is dragging down global economic growth. U.S. retail sales fell 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Overnight, data released in China showed industrial production rose by 5.4% in April on a year-over-year basis, notching the slowest pace of growth since May 2003. Economists polled by Refinitiv expected an expansion of 6.5%. Chinese retail sales also disappointed economists. Continue reading "Auto Tariff Delay Lifts Market" →

Hello traders everywhere. The Dow was down over 300 points or -1.19%, meanwhile the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are posting daily losses over -1%. Friday's decline capped off a deep sell-off this week that will be the worst weekly loss for the stock market of 2019 with the S&P 500, DOW and NASDAQ losing -3.5%, -3.5% and -4.4% respectively.

Stocks declined Friday as President Donald Trump said "there's no need to rush on a trade agreement with China" and "tariffs will make the United States stronger". Continue reading "Worst Weekly Loss Of 2019 For Stocks" →

Hello traders everywhere. After two days of losses, stocks have ended their slide and are moderately higher on the day. The Dow was up as much as 130 points Wednesday, rebounding from earlier losses. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ have each gained about 0.3%. The Dow was down 75 points at its low in early trading.

The move can be attributed to comments by President Donald Trump via Twitter saying that China is coming this week to make a deal, that comment was later affirmed by White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. Sanders told reporters that the White House has gotten "indications" that the Chinese delegation coming to Washington wants to make an agreement.

Earnings season is entering its final stretch, first-quarter profits are now seen rising 1.2%, a sharp improvement from the 2.3% decline expected at the start of the season. Of the 426 S&P companies that have reported so far, about 75% have beaten profit estimates, according to Refinitiv data.

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