Stock market today: US stocks mixed as traders look to lock in best first quarter in 5 years

The US Department of Commerce also reported that the real gross domestic product increased by a revised estimated of 3.4% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023. That's the third estimate ... Read More

Strong US labor market underpins economy in first quarter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth blew past expectations in March and wages increased at a steady clip, suggesting the economy ended the first quarter on solid ground and potentially delaying ... Read More

How the US stock market rocketed through the first quarter

The S&P 500 has climbed more than 10% so far this year to post its biggest first-quarter gain since 2019 ... said in a note this week. "We think upbeat risk appetite can broaden out beyond ... Read More

US trade deficit widens in February on strong imports

Trade added 0.25 percentage point to the economy's 3.4% annualized growth rate in the fourth quarter after being neutral for two straight quarters. Growth estimates for the first quarter are ... Read More

FCA US First-Quarter Sales Fell 10%

FCA US, the North American ... 332,540 vehicles in the first quarter, down 10%. The automaker said total plug-in hybrid vehicle first-quarter U.S. sales increased 82% year over year. Read More

US trade gap tops $68 billion, widest in almost a year

February trade data shows a year-to-date decline of $729 million in the foods, feeds and beverages category of national exports. Soybean exports dropped by $1.9 billion, wheat dropped by $429 ... Read More

US Trade Gap Widens to $68.9 Billion, Largest in Nearly a Year

(Bloomberg) -- The US trade deficit widened ... for inflation. A wider trade deficit so far this year is expected to subtract from gross domestic product for the first time since early 2022. Read More

US first-quarter auto sales grew 5.1% despite high interest rates, but EV growth slows further

Automakers, most of which reported U.S. sales numbers Tuesday, sold nearly 3.8 million vehicles in the first quarter versus a year ago, for an annual rate of 15.4 million in sales. With inventory ... Read More

Toyota reports 20% jump in first-quarter US auto sales

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported an about 20% rise in first-quarter U.S. auto sales ... vehicles compared with 469,558 units a year earlier. The automaker has also been ... Read More

US Trade Gap Widens to $68.9 Billion, Largest in Nearly a Year

The US trade deficit widened ... The deficit in goods and services trade expanded 1.9% from the prior month to $68.9 billion, the largest shortfall in nearly a year, Commerce Department data ... Read More