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The S&P 500 ended nearly 18 percent below its February peak on Monday.
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President Trump’s renewed push on global tariffs sent Wall Street into a tailspin Monday, sparking major volatility and fueling fears of a looming recession.
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Many professional investors had long thought that a president who used to crow about records reached under his watch would pull back on policies if they sent the Dow reeling.
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Stocks have approached bear market levels as President Donald Trump's new tariffs have sparked concerns of a recession.
The Nasdaq Composite index has fallen into what investors call a bear market and the broader S&P 500 [could follow](
The S&P 500 bear market is the second-fastest drop in history, behind only the March 2020 pandemic crash, data from Michael Reinking shows.
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Stocks continued to tumble in the U.S. Friday as financial markets suffered their biggest two-day drop since 2020.
The Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC -5.82%) recently entered a bear market, which means the technology-focused index has tumbled more than 20% from its record high. But most Wall Street analysts see the decline as an opportunity to buy shares of Arm Holdings ( ARM -10.32%) and The Trade Desk ( TTD -5.81%).
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The S&P 500 touched bear market territory and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed as much as 1,700 points early Monday — before gaining more than 700 points and then turning negative again. This chaotic start to the week follows days of market carnage as investors react to President Donald Trump’s apparent commitment to tariffs and to widely held fears that they’ll wreck international trade and transform the U.