The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading, though it’s been prone to huge swings not just day to day but also hour to hour. It is particularly the case nowadays, as markets struggle to keep up with President Donald Trump’s trade war, which economists warn could cause a global recession unless it’s scaled back.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 44 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher at the US opening.
