12:49 PM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes fell as trade tariff jitters undermined risk sentiment, while a services gauge showed a slowdown in activity. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6% to 20,929.1, with the S&P 500 down 0.4% to 6,302.4 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.1% lower at 44,118.6. All sectors except materials, consumer discretionary, and real...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Indexes down: Dow 0.27%, S&P 500 0.54%, Nasdaq 0.64% * Caterpillar ( CAT ) profit falls on weak equipment demand, tariff hit * July's ISM nonmanufacturing PMI slipped to 50.1 (Updates with analyst comment, early afternoon prices) By...

11:39 AM EDT, 08/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading Tuesday on the heels of a downbeat economic data report and President Donald Trump saying that tariffs on pharmaceuticals and chips were coming soon. The Institute for Supply Management's US Services index fell to a reading of 50.1 in July from 50.8...

(Reuters) -Wells Fargo Investment Institute on Tuesday downgraded U.S. small-cap equities to unfavorable from neutral, pointing to its heavy tariff exposure, elevated interest rates and weak earnings record. The broader U.S. equity market has rebounded on easing trading tensions and strong corporate earnings since hitting its lows in April following Trump's Liberation Day tariffs. However, the small-cap Russell 2000 index...