The U.S. stock market has just dropped 10% from its high set last month, hurt by worries about the economy and a global trade war. T he fall for the S&P 500 is steep enough that Wall Street has a name for it: a “correction.” Such drops have happened regularly for more than a century, and market pros often view them as potentially healthy wipeouts of overdone euphoria, which could send stock prices too high if unchecked.
US stocks slid Thursday and the S&P 500 closed in correction, down more than 10% from its record high in February, as President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on the European Union.
(Bloomberg) -- Tariff worries rattled Wall Street again Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 into a correction that left it at the lowest in six months.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of ClosureThe S&P 500 fell 1.4% on the day, b
Intel shares surged Thursday after the struggling chipmaker named Lip-Bu Tan its new CEO, raising hopes for a turnaround.
The S&P 500 entered a correction on Thursday as stocks continued to sell off amid growth concerns.
Shares of casual salad chain Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) fell 6.4% in the afternoon session after markets remained anxious about the negative impact of tariffs, with concerns intensifying following new updates from the Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted on CNBC, "We're focused on the real economy.... I'm not concerned about a little bit of volatility over three weeks." Adding to the concerns, President Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration was considering imp
Shares of cloud computing and online retail behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) fell 3.3% in the afternoon session as markets remained anxious about the negative impact of tariffs, with concerns intensifying following new updates from the Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted on CNBC, "We're focused on the real economy.... I'm not concerned about a little bit of volatility over three weeks." Adding to the concerns, President Trump announced on Truth Social that his administratio
Shares of skincare company BeautyHealth (NASDAQ:SKIN) fell 11.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported underwhelming fourth-quarter results: its full-year revenue guidance missed significantly, disappointing investors. What stood out was BeautyHealth's sharp improvement in profitability, with adjusted EBITDA jumping nearly threefold year-over-year to $9 million. Despite this, sales declined 14% compared to the previous year, mainly due to a slowdown in delivery system sales, partic
The economic chaos unleashed by President Donald Trump has pushed the S&P 500 into a correction.
Some of the biggest bosses on Wall Street aren't hitting the panic button on President Trump's policies this week despite the recent gyration in markets, even as they acknowledge some new concerns from the business world.