*By Michael Teich*
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are reaching new heights after the Trump administration proposed tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Stocks fell sharply on the news, with the Dow Industrials closing Wednesday down nearly 220 points. But some investors think the pullback could be an opportunity for investors.
"Put money to work today," said Kate Warne, Investment Strategist at Edward Jones. "The market is reacting to headline announcements."
"This is really a negotiating posture, rather than something that will go into effect."
Despite accelerating trade fears, Wall Street's attention should shift to corporate earnings season, according to Warne.
"Earnings will be a catalyst for stocks to move higher," she said. "It matters more than the trade tensions, in terms of the outlook for the market."
Banking giants JPMorgan and Citigroup report second quarter earnings on Friday. Netflix releases its results after the bell on Monday.
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A former U.S. diplomat has been arrested and accused of being a secret Cuban spy.
Philadelphia City Council passed legislation to ban ski masks in some public spaces, a measure supporters say will increase public safety amid high violent crime, but opponents argue it will unfairly target people without proof of any wrongdoing.
A federal appeals court ruled that former President Donald Trump won't have presidential immunity in civil lawsuits related to the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP28 kicked off in Dubai and major progress is already being made.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis squared off in a very unusual political debate Thursday night on Fox News.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, died Friday, the high court said.
Sen. Rand Paul successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on fellow Sen. Joni Ernst as she choked at a GOP lunch that she was hosting.
Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, signaling that the war with Hamas has resumed in full force.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans planned to object to the legitimacy of the action.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.
