The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all rose this week, as investors shook off concerns about bad loans as well as trade tensions with China.

Dow Jones futures fell early Friday, along with S&P 500 futures and especially Nasdaq futures, as regional bank concerns continue. Interactive BrokersIBKR and Dow giant American ExpressAXP beat earnings targets overnight while OracleORCL raised long-term growth forecasts.

The contentious relationship between the world's two biggest economies continues to drive global financial markets.

U.S. stocks have been swinging into and out of the green all morning, but as of the latest trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were both higher, while the Nasdaq Composite remained stuck in the red.

U.S. stock indexes rose to begin the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all setting record intraday and closing highs for a third straight session.

US stocks jumped Monday in a broad rebound, bouncing back from Friday's rout after President Trump played down the escalating US trade standoff with China and said it "will all be fine!" Stocks recouped some of Friday's hefty losses after Trump dialed back his Friday threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods from Nov.

The three US indices that I follow here at FX Empire all look as if they are trying to bounce a bit after the initial selloff on Friday. At this point, the market looks like it is going to be choppy b

Stock futures dropped Friday as worries about the health of regional banks spread, while Treasury yields fell further and gold set a new record high.