Stock Market Refuses to Cooperate With Trump's ‘Up Big’ Call
- The Dow Industrials meander to a 23-point loss; S&P 500 falls
- Dow briefly turned positive before ending the day lower
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President Donald Trump was reminded Wednesday of something investors have known for decades: it’s hard to predict the market.
About 90 minutes into the session, Trump, after being asked about trade negotiations with China, struck an optimistic tone, saying of the stock market: “it’s going to be up big today, it looks like.”