The U.S. stock market sank from its record heights on Thursday, as Wall Street sifted through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths. The S&P 500 fell 1% and pulled further from its all-time high set on Tuesday.

The possibility of a comprehensive trade deal between the U.S. and China may be lifting the broader stock market, but it has put a damper on a niche sector that has been getting a big boost as tensions increased.

Major indexes all closed at all-time highs, with the S&P 500 ending above 6,800 for the first time ever.

The biggest rally in Chinese stocks in eight years is faltering this month, and traders are watching a political gathering in Beijing this week that could deliver fresh policy measures to revive the market.

China is pushing industrial tech and AI as U.S. tensions and market volatility rise. DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough and Beijing’s retaliation tactics are keeping investors interested. Strategists prefer mainland A Shares over Hong Kong stocks due to U.S ...

Stocks notched new record closing highs to start Fed week as market participants cheered encouraging U.S.-China trade headlines. A big rally in tech stocks ahead of this week's onslaught of mega-cap earnings also helped start the week on a high note.

China’s promise to delay its newest restrictions on the export of the rare earths that are crucial to many high-tech products for one year as part of a trade agreement creates an opportunity for the U.

Global stocks rallied on Monday to a fresh intraday record while the dollar eased on optimism that a potential trade deal was on the horizon between China and the U.S., as investors awaited a slew of central bank policy announcements and earnings from several megacap companies.

Apple's revenue and EPS exceeded estimates, but iPhone revenue and China sales missed expectations. Tim Cook talked AI and more in an earnings call.

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s meeting Thursday will be crucial for the rare-earths sector and global trade.