Billionaire Wilbur Ross, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for commerce secretary, criticized countries that resort to "malicious" trading tactics and fail to play by the rules of global trade.
Many blue chips in the S&P 500 actually do most of their business in the United States. While some big multinationals like Coke and P&G could be hurt by Trump's domestic focus, Verizon, Starbucks and Lockheed Martin could thrive.
It's business as usual for Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street king reported strong earnings. Investors are hopeful the party will continue under Donald Trump -- especially since he's added several Goldman Sachs alums to his team.
The Department of Justice on Tuesday cemented a $7.2 billion settlement with the Deutsche Bank for selling toxic mortgage-backed securities in the years before the market meltdown of 2008.