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Wall Street falls as U.S. consumers get more pessimistic about inflation, tariffs
Stock market stalls as Wall Street anxiously waits on Trump's tariffs and more
U.S. stocks open with little chane as investors anxiously await more news on Trump's tariff plans, Nvidia's earnings and inflation this week.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts after its 3-day losing streak yanked it from its record
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Asian shares are mixed, with Chinese markets gaining after Wall Street extended its losses on worries over inflation and tariffs
Major Wall Street indexes were lower on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq hitting a 6-week low, as Treasury yields tumbled on signs of softening U.S. growth and uncertainty over Trump administration policies.
Consumer confidence dropped sharply in February, with the Conference Board's index falling to 98.3, driven by inflation concerns and labor market pessimism. Growth stocks declined while bonds rallied, with the Nasdaq Composite down over 1% and the 10-year Treasury yield dropping to 4.3%.
NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after a report showed inflation is unexpectedly worsening for Americans. The Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 0.3%, though it had been on track for a much worse loss of 1.1% at the start of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 0.5%, while the Nasdaq composite edged higher by less than 0.1%.
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday.
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Inflation probably isn't going back to 2% without a recession, according to Barry Bannister, Stifel's top stock strategist.
Stocks remained on edge to kick off the week as Trump resumed his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada. But analysts have largely shrugged off recent sell-off action after Wall Street experienced its worst trading day of the year on Friday when fears over inflation and economic uncertainty dragged down the major indexes.
Trading on Wall Street was mixed overnight, with investors briefly rattled by an order from US President Donald Trump to limit Chinese investments in strategic sectors such as chips, AI and aerospace.
Wall Street eased from record highs after Walmart forecasted slower sales, and saw its stock drop. The outlook raised concerns about consumer spending and economic growth, while investors also assessed signals from the Federal Reserve and trade policy uncertainties.
The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 418 points, or 0.9%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% lower. The pain on Wall Street was widespread, and everything from AI darling Nvidia to staid utilities like Duke Energy to bitcoin fell.
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