Stock market whipsaws as Trump makes new China threat
It was a roller-coaster day in stocks as panic selling subsided, while President Trump threatened to hit China with a 50% tariff.
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It was a roller-coaster day in stocks as panic selling subsided, while President Trump threatened to hit China with a 50% tariff.
Stocks continued to tumble in the U.S. Friday as financial markets suffered their biggest two-day drop since 2020.
Nasdaq also sinks more than 1,000 points as investors fret over the potential economic impact of President Trump's latest tariffs.
U.S. financial markets look set to crater in early as trade, with Dow future down nearly 1,300 points.
Does the huge drop in the Dow Jones and other indices mark the end of a historic run that dates back to the pandemic's early days?
Wall Street is dealing with a correction, not a crash, says Morgan Stanley's Bob Manning.
The Dow began in 1896 with 12 industrial stocks.
On today's show, Rich discussed Debbie Wasswerman Shultz decision to question the legitimacy of November's election, director Josh Whedon's criticisms of Ivanka Trump, and the Trump administration defunding of sanctuary cities. At 3:15pm U.S. Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, from the 7th District of Tennessee, called in to talk about the GOP retreat in Philadelphia. At 5pm Fox Buisness Channel's Maria Bartiromo joined the show to talk about the Dow Jones hitting 20,000 points for the first time in its history.
On today's show, Matt discussed Jill Stein's failed recount effort in PA, Trump's reaffirmed victory in Wisconsin, and whether or not you're obligated to tip around the holidays. At 4pm retired secret service agent Robert Caltabiano joined the show to discuss potential Russian hacking of US political institutions. At 5:30pm author and Forbes contributor Chris Versace checked in to tell us what we can expect from the market before the years end.
"This is not the time to panic," says chief economist Mark Zandi.
A legendary investor and Guinness record-holder has a lot of stories to tell, and a lot of concerns for our current stock climate.
