Dow Jones Falls 200 Points: U.S.–China Trade Tensions and Weak Earnings Shake Markets
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U.S.–China Trade Tensions and Earnings Reports.The Dow drops 200 points. Amid fresh earnings reports and new trade concerns: Real-time updates, Wednesday saw a decline in stocks as market anxieties were rekindled by fresh trade tensions between the United States and China. Major indices were further strained by the most recent corporate earnings from firms like Netflix and Texas Instruments.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, or 211 points. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.2% while the S&P 500 fell 0.6%.
Following Reuters’ report, which cited a U.S. official and three people with knowledge of the situation, that the White House is thinking of restricting exports to China of goods manufactured using U.S. software, stocks saw a more severe decline on Wednesday. The sources did point out that this is only one of many ideas under discussion and that it might not proceed.
These events came after President Donald Trump declared approximately two weeks ago that the United States will impose export controls on “all critical software” by November 1.
U.S.–China Trade Tensions and Earnings Reports
When Texas Instruments’ stock dropped 6% earlier in the day after the semiconductor giant’s most recent quarterly reports were less than anticipated, the market was already feeling pressured. Investors were also let down by the company’s fourth-quarter profit forecast.
Key companies including On Semiconductor, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Micron Technology all saw a 3% decline as a result of their findings, which had an impact on the larger semiconductor industry. Additionally, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) experienced a 2% decline.
A tax disagreement with Brazilian authorities was one of the primary reasons for Netflix’s lower-than-expected earnings, which caused its shares to plummet 9%, further compounding the market’s problems.
On the plus side, Intuitive Surgical made headlines on Wednesday after achieving impressive revenue and earnings numbers, which caused company shares to jump 14%.
Due to strong earnings from 3M and Coca-Cola, the Dow Jones momentarily reached a record high of 47,000 on Tuesday. But after President Trump said that “maybe it won’t happen” in reference to his anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell.
Investors are still optimistic, though, that the barrage of impending earnings reports would act as the next stimulant to keep the US markets rising. The eagerly awaited results from the “Magnificent Seven” group of mega-cap tech companies will begin with Tesla’s profits, which are anticipated Wednesday after the closing bell.
Over three-quarters of S&P 500 businesses that have released so far have exceeded analysts’ forecasts, according to FactSet.
Following the company’s most recent earnings results, Goldman Sachs maintained its bullish outlook and retained its Buy recommendation on GE Aerospace. This is in response to the company’s impressive earnings beat.
The aerospace company increased its overall full-year guidance on Tuesday after reporting better-than-expected sales for the third quarter.
In a note to clients, Goldman analyst Noah Poponak stated: “Given its substantial market share in commercial aircraft engines, we believe GE is well-positioned to outperform investor expectations in both areas, even though there is continuous discussion in the market regarding which segment—the aftermarket or original equipment (OE)—will perform better as aircraft manufacturers ramp up new deliveries.”
He set a price target of $321, implying a potential 4.7% upside from Tuesday’s closing price.
So far this year, GE’s stock has gained 77%.
U.S.–China Trade Tensions and Earnings Reports