Europe eked out small gains but Wall Street mostly fell Tuesday as President Donald Trump added tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals to his broadening trade agenda.Trump announced plans for a 50 percent duty on copper imports and a potential 200 percent levy on pharmaceuticals a day after the White House sent letters to Japan, South Korea and other countries about tariffs to kick in August 1.

A combination of bullish catalysts helped Rocket Lab stock reach a new record high in June. Rocket Lab landed a new deal with the European Space Agency and successfully completed two new rocket launches. Rocket Lab stock has risen even higher in July's trading thanks to analyst coverage and excitement about its tech.

Copper prices surged and the Dow industrials slipped on Tuesday after President Trump announced a surprisingly large tariff on imports of the metal, and declared that he would hold firm on his latest deadline for trade deals with foreign countries. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Trump said the U.S. would impose 50% tariffs on copper—a component of electrical wiring, motors and many consumer goods. Front-month U.S. copper futures soared 13% to settle at an all-time high of $5.6450 per pound, in their biggest one-day move in records going back to 1968, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Gold ETFs like GLD and IAU shine as inflation, rate cuts and central bank buying power the metal's 2025 momentum.

Quantum Computing stock saw massive gains in June amid swelling excitement surrounding its technologies. Signs that the Federal Reserve was warming up to delivering an interest rate cut in July also helped power huge gains. Quantum Computing stock will likely be volatile in the near term, but long-term investors are probably still looking at a binary outcome.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.07%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are down -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Major stock indexes closed out the trading day mostly lower Tuesday after wavering between positive and negative ground. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted the largest loss of the three leading indexes on the stock market today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite was little changed. The sluggish trading came a day after the S&P 500 had its biggest drop since June as President Donald Trump announced a 25% tax on imports from Japan and South Korea and new tariff rates on other nations set to go into effect Aug. 1. The Nasdaq composite rose 5.95 points, less than 0.1%, to 20,418.46.

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