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Quantum stocks spiked after D-Wave said its quantum machines can outperform classical tech, helping the industry rebound after recent skepticism.

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies including the Swiss franc and the euro on Thursday, as investors consolidated positions after selling the greenback for most of this week, but the outlook remained weak amid concerns about slowing growth arising from the Trump administration's trade policies. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 200% tariff on wine, cognac and other alcohol imports from Europe, opening a new front in a global trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised recession fears. Labor Department data on Thursday showed that U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly unchanged on a monthly basis in February, but the prospects of tariffs are unlikely to keep prices down in the coming months.

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"In a recessionary environment, we recommend infrastructure and back office application platform vendors, with more resilient spend," analysts at BofA said.

Goldman's chief US equity strategist lowered his year-end price target for the S&P 500, but said there's a path to recovery for stocks.

Recession chatter is still making the rounds on Wall Street, but cooler inflation is quelling fears of a dire scenario for the Fed.

Investors are digesting better-than-expected inflation data and bracing for the next move in Trump's escalating trade war.

Wall Street thought the stock market would act as a check on the president. It's not panning out.

The CPI inflation report overshadowed the latest 'tit for tat' twist in the global trade war - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap further tariffs on European Union goods after the EU and other U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate for trade barriers already erected by the U.S. president. "Whatever they charge us, we're charging them," Trump said.

TSMC reportedly approached a handful of US AI chipmakers to potentially operate Intel's foundry in a joint venture.