Stocks struggling to break even due to downturns and trillions in lost wealth from tariffs

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-04-13 11:40:00

The U.S. stock market indices are struggling to break even as they face downturns, with trillions in wealth lost due to Trump’s tariff policy. Market optimism following Trump’s election has now turned to uncertainty, sinking markets with no end in sight. With major banks revising economic forecasts and calling for a potential recession, the S&P 500 would need a significant rally to finish flat for the year. The Nasdaq and Dow face similar challenges, needing substantial growth rates to recover losses. Analysts now predict a worse stock market performance for 2025 than initially forecasted.



Read more at Yahoo Finance: Just to break even after the recent selloff, stocks will need to have the sort of rally that only happens during bull markets