U.S. stocks rose again as stronger-than-expected profits keep piling higher for companies, though CEOs say they’re unsure how long that can last due to uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s trade war.

–China trade war. "I probably know more than any Treasury secretary about agriculture since the 1800s," he told CBS's Margaret Brennan. "And I can tell you that what farmers need is certainty."

More big swings could be ahead, with a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates coming later in the week and worries continuing about President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Commentary President Donald Trump and his top advisers appear to be singing a different tune as they march to their latest trade war. It goes like this: Markets are made for America, not America for markets. 

More than half of the stocks within the S&P 500 fell as more CEOs said the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s trade war is making it difficult to give financial forecasts for the upcoming year.

A key waterway through which about a fifth of the world's traded oil is shipped, the Strait was effectively shut down by Iran throughout the war, sending prices for oil and gas skyrocketing in mid-May.

The S&P 500 climbed 1.7 percent Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.

The S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent Tuesday to erase Monday’s loss, which came on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve.

"We have a trade war that is affecting sector after sector after sector. Canadians' jobs are at risk. Canadians' livelihoods are at risk. And quite frankly, the prosperity of the country is at risk," Hodgson said.

Legault said the trade war is an opportunity for Quebec to transform its economy, especially by building new trade ties with Europe. He said Europe wants to invest 800 billion euros on a new military procurement program.

For the general public, the broader negative effects of the Trump trade wars take time to be noticed—but for these individuals, the cost of tariffs is immediately felt.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has lowered the temperature on the ongoing trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump last month.

But with the war in Iran still unsettled and continued uncertainty related to Canada's trade relationship with the U.S., Cathcart said it's tough to map out what could happen.

On April 29, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet called for a "partisan truce" with other federal party leaders following the election, saying Canadians want stability in Parliament to address the ongoing trade war with the United States.

U.S. stocks jumped in another manic day on Wall Street, but the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggest worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war remain high.

U.S. stocks surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to threaten the economy. The S&P 500 fell 3.5 percent Thursday.

Canada's industry minister is looking to block what he calls "predatory investment behaviour" as a trade war with the United States continues.

The rally followed weeks of sharp and scary swings for the U.S. stock market driven by uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s trade war. Wall Street also got a boost from easing yields in the bond market.

“In a pessimistic scenario, where trade wars escalate and are compounded by other adverse factors such as geopolitical conflicts and inflation, S&P Global Market Intelligence estimated that global GDP growth would be downgraded by roughly 1 percent, leading

The union's national director Marty Warren said in a media statement the organization has "consistently called for strong Buy Canadian policies to protect good jobs and rebuild domestic supply chains, especially in the face of a worsening trade war and

U.S. stocks rallied further as better-than-expected profits for U.S. companies piled up, though CEOs say they’re unsure whether it will last because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market was enough to stop worries about the escalating trade war possibly causing a recession. The head of the Federal Reserve also warned about how tariffs can push up on inflation.

“A trade war is in no one’s interest, and my job is to act always in the UK’s national interest,” Starmer said.

When asked about the prospect of a prolonged trade war between the United States and Europe on the sidelines of a WEF talk, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said: "Why are we jumping there? Why are you taking it to the worst case?...

Another wipeout slammed Wall Street as worries built about a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because of households afraid to spend due to the global trade war.

“Everything from Democrats is like an eight-year research paper,” he said, “Donald Trump did not need a two-year commission to decide who's going to start a trade war.” ​

Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Candace Laing said the Liberals' victory comes at a time when the ongoing trade war with the U.S. "has disrupted the global trade order and broken the status quo."

The conversation is taking place against the backdrop of an ongoing trade war with the United States, renewed debate about separatism in Alberta and a push to break down interprovincial trade barriers to encourage more trade between provinces and less

Uncertainty is still high about what President Donald Trump will do with his trade war. The latest set of tariffs, including a massive 104 percent levy on Chinese imports, are scheduled to kick in after midnight.

If a full-blown trade war breaks out, Canada is poorly placed to weather it due to a lack of development of outside markets for both incoming and outgoing trade goods.