AE Wealth Management: Market Minute 3/10/25 — Markets drop amid concerns around tariffs, consumer confidence, DOGE actions and a possible government shutdown

March hasn’t been good for markets. Since hitting an all-time high of 6,144 on Feb. 19, the S&P 500 slid to around the 5,600 mark on Monday.1 The Dow and NASDAQ have also experienced a significant sell-off in that timeframe.2,3 The initial reason for the downward slide was President Donald Trump following through on tariffs…

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AE Wealth Management: Market Minute 07/25/24 — Markets move downward as tech earnings disappoint

Market Minute July 25, 2024 Markets moved down significantly on Wednesday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both had their worst one-day decline since 2022, while the Dow dropped 504 points. The primary culprit? Disappointing second-quarter earnings from tech giants such as Tesla and Alphabet (Google’s parent company). To give some perspective, this drop seemed inevitable considering…

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