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With markets on edge, a top Wall Street influencer tiptoes around politics

Each year, when the Larry Fink letter goes out, it’s required reading on Wall Street. The CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, pens a memo to shareholders that quickly becomes gospel. It was Fink’s 2018 letter, for example, that helped catalyze interest in do-gooder investing known as ESG (for environmental, social and governance) — a term he later swore off amid Republican backlash.

S&P, Nasdaq end higher as Wall Street gyrates in Trump-tariffs limbo

(Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both closed higher on Tuesday, after a topsy-turvy day on Wall Street dominated by investor angst ahead of the impending tariff announcements from the Trump administration. Financial markets have been volatile in recent weeks as investors assessed the economic fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump's extensive tariff plans, which have sparked worries about a U.S. economic slowdown and higher inflation. Some of the uncertainty that has gripped markets is expected to dissipate after Trump unveils his tariff plan on Wednesday during an event in the Rose Garden, currently scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT.

Nasdaq 100’s Worst Quarter in Years Sealed by AI Bubble Fears

(Bloomberg) -- In a quarter marred by tariff uncertainty, US government spending cuts and the threat of recession, it is fears about a bubble brewing in artificial intelligence that have dealt the latest blow to the Nasdaq 100.Most Read from BloombergWhat Frank Lloyd Wright Learned From the DesertGold-Rush Fever Returns to Historic New Zealand Mining TownBank Regulators Fight for Desks as OCC Returns to New York TowerLondon Clears Final Hurdle for More High-Speed Trains to EuropeLocal Government