What Is a Bear Market? Are We in One?

What Is a Bear Market? Are We in One?

President Trump’s global tariffs have sent stock markets worldwide into a tailspin, and the S&P 500 on Monday entered bear market territory for the first time since 2022. Mr. Trump has seemed unmoved by the decline. He signaled on Monday that he had no plans to back off on tariffs, insisting that they would bring…

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As Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Economic Uncertainty, the Fed Debates Its Next Steps

As Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Economic Uncertainty, the Fed Debates Its Next Steps

Chris Bergen, who runs a commercial greenhouse business in northern Minnesota, finds himself “walking a tightrope” roughly two months into President Trump’s second term. Acute uncertainty about how the administration’s trade and immigration policies will unfold and affect the economy has made him much more cautious about any expansion plans. As one of the country’s…

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