By STAN CHOE, AP Enterprise Author
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. shares drifted by way of a quiet Friday as Wall Avenue closed an unusually calm week.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to complete the week with a modest dip of 0.5%. It’s the primary week in seven the place the index on the coronary heart of many 401(ok) accounts moved by lower than 1.5%, after careening on fears about President Donald Trump’s commerce conflict and hopes that he’ll relent on a few of his tariffs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Common dipped 119 factors, or 0.3%, whereas the Nasdaq composite edged up by lower than 0.1%. They completed the week with much more modest losses than the S&P 500.
The week’s predominant occasion for monetary markets is probably going approaching Saturday. That’s when high-level U.S. and Chinese language officers will meet in Switzerland for his or her first talks since Trump launched an escalating commerce conflict between the world’s two largest economies. The worry amongst buyers and economists is {that a} recession might hit if the US doesn’t attain commerce offers that decrease its tariffs by sufficient and shortly sufficient.
Trump on Friday floated the concept of bringing tariffs on Chinese language imports right down to 80% from their present 145% price, however he stated it’ll be as much as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who might be in Switzerland. Whereas 80% would certainly be a discount, it might nonetheless be excessive, and Trump’s posting on social media precipitated a quick jolt in monetary markets. Futures for U.S. shares sank instantly.
However markets shortly calmed because the wait continued for what U.S. and Chinese language officers will say after their assembly.
Trump additionally talked up the potential for extra commerce offers that may very well be on the best way with different international locations, following his announcement the day earlier than on an settlement with the UK.
“Many Trade Deals in the hopper, all good (GREAT!) ones!” he stated on his Fact Social community.
Within the meantime, the circulate of earnings stories for the beginning of the yr from firms is slowing however nonetheless shifting the market.
Expedia sank 7.3% though the journey web site reported a stronger revenue for the most recent quarter than analysts anticipated.
The proprietor of Vrbo and Lodges.com stated demand was weaker than it anticipated through the quarter, and it highlighted softer-than-expected demand in the US, in addition to a virtually 30% decline in bookings from Canada to its southern neighbor.
Different travel-related firms, together with Hilton and Airbnb, have reported the same softening in journey demand to the U.S. of their latest earnings stories.
Sweetgreen wilted by 16.2% after the salad vendor reported a barely bigger loss for the most recent quarter than analysts anticipated. The fast-casual restaurant chain additionally gave a forecast for income over the complete yr that fell simply in need of analysts’ estimates.
They helped work in opposition to a 28.1% rally for Lyft, which delivered a stronger revenue for the most recent quarter than analysts anticipated. The corporate stated it reached the best weekly ridership ranges in its historical past over the last week of March.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the chip large referred to as TSMC, provided an encouraging report, saying its income in April leaped 48.1% from a yr earlier. That despatched its inventory that trades in the US up 0.7%.
Insulet jumped 20.9% for the most important acquire within the S&P 500 after the medical system firm reported stronger outcomes for the most recent quarter than analysts anticipated. The corporate, which sells tubeless insulin pump expertise, additionally raised its forecast for an underlying income development for the complete yr.
All advised, the S&P 500 slipped 4.03 factors to five,659.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 119.07 to 41,249.38, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.78 to 17,928.92.
In inventory markets overseas, indexes rose modestly in Europe after ending blended in Asia.
Shares added 0.4% in Hong Kong however fell 0.3% in Shanghai after China reported that its exports rose at a faster-than-expected 8.1% annual tempo in April. Exports to the US dropped greater than 20%, nonetheless, as Trump’s steep tariff will increase took impact. China is the world’s greatest exporter.
Within the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury edged as much as 4.38% from 4.37% late Thursday.
AP Writers Jiang Junzhe and Matt Ott contributed.
Initially Printed: Might 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM EDT
