Shares of American metals firm Freeport-McMoRan surged Tuesday as President Donald Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he would impose a 50% tariff on copper imports.

World shares are mostly higher, with financial markets shrugging off U.S. tariff pressures on its trading partners.

The Nasdaq composite bumped up 0.1% in recent action. The S&P 500 was flat. Small caps still outpaced the market, with the ...

Small-cap stocks were emerging as a surprise market leader on Tuesday afternoon, as Wall Street reacted to President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social saying there would be no change or extensions ...

Trump was caught unaware as a reporter asked him about chemical weapons and Russia, as Trump frantically looked at his staff ...

Australian shares are set to open little changed, following Wall Street. Copper surged on Trump’s proposed 50pc tariff. $A ...