A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after markets gave up early gains with optimism over progress in US-China trade talks quickly fading as the Trump administration announced plans to raise tariffs on all Chinese imports to well above 100%.
Retailers and consumer-facing companies are reeling more prominently as they fear the potential hike to consumer prices of their products will directly hurt sales.
April 1, 2025 – As the global economic landscape braces for a fresh wave of trade policy shifts, Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer, finds itself at the center of attention. With whispers of new tariffs looming on the horizon, analysts, investors, and consumers alike are closely watching
U.S. stock futures were swinging between gains and losses on Tuesday after a mixed session on Monday. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed in premarket trading. President Donald Trump‘s “Liberation Day”, the term he’s used for April 2nd, the day of incoming reciprocal tariffs, preceded a drop in stock prices.
n recent months, several retailers have flagged potential risks to their business from the tariffs and said they were working with suppliers or moving sourcing elsewhere to keep prices in check.
The S&P 500 Index is off to a challenged start to the year. Many dividend stocks are off to much worse starts year-to-date, which could present value and income investors with some compelling buying opportunities.
