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Stock futures are pointing to a slightly higher open on Wednesday after a sluggish start to the week amid uncertainty about U.S. trade policy.
Eastern time, the benchmark S&P 500 was up 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.6% higher.
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as the Trump administration seeks to win more deals with global trading partners.
While tariffs are a tangible worry for investors, something far more nefarious (and important) can weigh on the stock market.
Wall Street stocks closed sharply lower on Monday as Trump issued tariff warnings to nearly 12 countries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 422 points (0.9%), while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each dropped 0.
Wall Street looked to keep momentum from a tech-fueled rally that saw Nvidia leap to become the world's first $4 trillion public company.
The Dow Jones chalked in a gain on Thursday, clawing back the early week’s losses and putting the major equity index back on the high side heading into the tail end of the trading week. The Dow is still holding steady near the 44,700 level, with bullish momentum poised to take another fresh crack at all-time highs just north of 45,000.