Category: Business and Finance

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) briefly fell into correction territory in March before recovering slightly, but it remains more than 8% below its February record high. However, an economic warning signal that has appeared only twice in the last two decades could indicate further market struggles ahead. As of March 18, data from the Federal…

A year ago, America was in a vibecession. The economy was in great shape (with some caveats), but the mood was disproportionately lousy. Today, the vibes and the economic data appear to be aligning. Just not in a good way. The State of the Economy in 2025 Consumers who powered the country through the worst…

Jerome Powell faces a tricky task this week of both assuring investors the economy remains on solid footing while also conveying policymakers stand ready to step in if necessary. Even as the Federal Reserve chair has touted US resilience, uneasiness sparked by President Donald Trump’s rapidly escalating trade war has sent stocks tumbling over the…

On-again, off-again tariffs, mass government layoffs, funding cuts, and immigration crackdowns have spooked Wall Street, which is emphatically rejecting President Donald Trump’s chaotic economic agenda. The market that embraced Trump for most of his first term and in the lead-up to his second has turned on the president. The S&P 500 closed in correction territory…

President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade wars are taking a toll on stocks. The S&P has fallen more than 10% from its recent high, into what is known as “correction” territory. Is a bear market next? What Defines a Market Correction? Corrections are “relatively rare yet symbolically worrisome milestones for the markets,” said The New York…

As the dot-com bubble peaked in March 2000 and began deflating for several months to come, the stock market in 2025 has already entered the correction territory in March. While there are several narratives suggesting that this is a routine correction, some data suggests that a bear market is coming. What Happened The dot-com bubble…

Over the last five years, Americans have watched equity markets soar. Just last month, the S&P 500 reached an all-time high of 6,144, up over 89% from January 2020. Such a precipitous increase in the value of U.S. equities has stirred up the usual cacophony of equity-bears screaming “bubble!” “Bubble” is a popular term, but,…

Warren Buffett Calls Tariffs ‘An Act Of War,’ Warns They Function As A Tax On Goods Amid Market Turmoil Tariffs might be President Donald Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there is less to be excited about. “Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act…

The Oval Office blow-up between Zelenskiy and Trump has laid bare for many Europeans that something critical has broken in their relationship with Washington. European leaders are confronting their worst-case scenario: “Maybe they really are going to be dealing with a bellicose Russia alone.” When the US lined up alongside Russia and North Korea earlier…