Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Slipping into the weekend. Stock futures on Friday pointed to a lower open on Wall Street as investors

The stock market dipped on Friday after President Donald Trump issued his latest tariff threat against Canada. The S&P 500 posted a daily decline of 0.33% and was essentially flat over the past week. The Nasdaq notched a daily drop of 0.23%, and the Dow Jones fell 0.63%.

President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats were adding pressure to global stocks on Friday. Shares of the popular Global X DAX Germany exchange-traded fund were down 1.2% on Friday, while heading for a 2% two-day slump.

The Dow Jones average finished higher Wednesday after the Fed's June minutes flicked to potential rate cuts. Nvidia set a new high, and hit the $4 trillion mark in valuation.

Tax incentives contained in the sweeping tax and budget bill Trump signed on July 4 could provide a fresh boost to AI chipmakers.

Tesla shares sank Monday after CEO Elon Musk announced he would form a new political party in an escalation of his feud with President Donald Trump.

Wall Street ended mixed a day after a broad sell-off in response to the Trump administration setting new tariffs on more than a dozen nations.

The dollar fell after Trump released a list of more nations set to face tariffs if trade deals aren’t reached by the new deadline of Aug. 1.