Maria Aspin
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These banks do business with companies and people across America, meaning that they have a pretty good window into how their customers are feeling about the economy.
Investors will be looking for signs that businesses and consumers are continuing to spend money, despite growing concerns about the labor market.
Employers are continuing to slow down on hiring, according to the latest government data, which showed that last year was the weakest for job growth since the pandemic.
Tesla's sales have been dropping for the past two years, and now a Chinese competitor has pulled ahead.
China's BYD says it sold more than 2.2 million electric vehicles last year, easily overtaking Tesla's 1.6 million cars.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk thrust himself into U.S.
politics in the last few years, but the consequences appear to have hurt his company.
Musk oversaw many of President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government last year, leading to customer boycotts and protests before he fell out with the White House.
Later in 2025, Trump's tax and spending law ended federal subsidies for electric vehicles, further hurting Tesla sales.
Tesla sales have been dropping for the past two years, and now a Chinese competitor has pulled ahead.
China's BYD says it sold more than 2.2 million electric vehicles last year, easily overtaking Tesla's 1.6 million cars.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk thrust himself into U.S.
politics in the last few years, but the consequences appear to have hurt his company.
Musk oversaw many of President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government last year, leading to customer boycotts and protests before he fell out with the White House.
Later in 2025, Trump's tax and spending law ended federal subsidies for electric vehicles, further hurting Tesla sales.
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again, as widely expected, and said it's entering wait-and-see mode about the economy.
Investors responded by sending the Dow and the S&P 500 to record highs on Thursday.