US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) eased off the gas and closed Wednesday's session slightly in the red after May's Consumer Price Index (PPI) indicated inflation to be cooling. Yahoo Finance senior markets reporter Josh Schafer examines the trading day's biggest themes and catalysts for equities,

Despite a weaker US dollar, Asian equities were off overnight on growing chatter of a coming Middle East crisis and Trump’s tariff threat reiteration.

Asian stocks rose Wednesday, having opened on a cautiously optimistic note after Chinese and U.S. negotiators reached a framework aimed at putting their trade truce back on track.

US stocks closed higher as investors wait for news from another day of China-US trade talks in London. Key inflation data are also ahead.

The stock markets dropped on Wednesday despite a seemingly positive development in the trade war between the U.S. and China alongside a better-than-expected inflation report for May. The S&P 500 dipped 0.27%, the Nasdaq fell 0.50%, and the Dow Jones closed the day essentially flat.

Global shares are mixed as investors focus on the result of the ongoing trade talks between Washington and Beijing

U.S. stocks drifted just below their all-time high as the wait continues to hear what will come of trade talks underway between the United States and China.

Shares of Oxford Industries were falling Thursday after the company slashed its fiscal-year outlook due to increased tariff costs, leading analysts to caution investors about the challenging economic environment.