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MARKETS – SOME SEE RED – OTHERS SEE OPPORTUNITY

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U.S. Stocks Move Sharply Lower On Concerns About Trump’s Trade Policies

Stocks moved sharply lower early in the session on Wednesday and saw even further downside over the course of the trading day. The major averages all posted steep losses, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq under particularly heavy selling pressure.

The major averages climbed off their worst levels going into the end of the day but remained firmly negative. The Nasdaq plunged 516.01 points or 3.1 percent to 16,307.16, the S&P 500 tumbled 120.93 points or 2.2 percent to 5,275.70 and the Dow slumped 699.57 points or 1.7 percent to 39,669.39.

The sell-off on Wall Street came amid a steep drop by shares of Nvidia (NVDA), with the AI darling plunging 6.9 percent on the day.

The slump by Nvidia came after the company said its first quarter results are expected to include up to approximately $5.5 billion of charges associated with its H20 integrated circuits.

Nvidia noted in an SEC filing that the U.S. government now requires a license for the export of […]

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MARKETS – SOME SEE RED – OTHERS SEE OPPORTUNITY

https://www.howestreet.com/2025/04/markets-some-see-red-others-see-opportunity-mark-leibovit/

U.S. Stocks Finish Choppy Trading Session Modestly Lower

After ending Monday’s volatile session notably higher, stocks continued to show a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Tuesday. The major averages bounced back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually closing modestly lower.

The Dow fell 155.83 points or 0.4 percent to 40,368,96, the S&P 500 dipped 9.34 points or 0.2 percent to 5,396.63 and the Nasdaq edged down 8.32 points or 0.1 percent to 16,823.17.

The choppy trading on Wall Street came as traders took a step back to digest the latest earnings news as well as developments on the volatile tariff front.

President Donald Trump has indicated a potential temporary tariff exemption for the auto industry, especially for counties like Mexico and Canada.

At the same time, there were reports that the U.S. was kicking off investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs.

On the U.S. economic front, the Labor Department released a report showing import prices edged slightly lower in the month of […]