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• S&P 500 gets closer to correction territory Tuesday as investors grapple with Trump tariff fears

  The U.S. stock market is struggling with soured sentiment over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with the S&P 500 attempting to rebound from a big slump that left it near correction territory.
  
  MarketWatch - 4d
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  What Is a Stock Market Correction?

  The S&P 500 has fallen 10.1 percent from its recent high, crossing a threshold that signals investors have turned pessimistic about stocks.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  S&P 500 Dips Into Correction as Stock Market Sours on Trump

  The S&P 500 is now more than 10 percent below its last record high — a line in the sand for investors worried about a sell-off gathering steam.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

• Wall Street begins to cut S&P 500 targets as tariff worries rock the stock market. Should investors be concerned?

  Only a few months into 2025, the sharp decline of the U.S. stock market has prompted some of Wall Street’s top forecasters to scale back their bullish predictions for the S&P 500.
  
  MarketWatch - 22h

• S&P 500 falls into correction territory as Trump’s trade war escalates. Here’s what history says could happen next.

  The sharp drawdown on the U.S. stock market picked up steam on Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 into correction territory.
  
  MarketWatch - 2d

• Why the worst of this stock-market correction may be over

  If this downturn is typical, the S&P 500 will lose 13.6% in total, bottom in mid-May and be recovered by September.
  
  MarketWatch - 15h
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  The Stock Market Tends to Rally Big After a Correction

  The S&P 500 is down 10 percent from its recent high, but long-term investors shouldn’t sweat it.
  
  Inc. - 1d

• Why this Wall Street strategist says investors should stick with U.S. stocks despite recession fears

  Oppenheimer’s John Stoltzfus, the most bullish strategist on Wall Street with a target for the S&P 500 to hit 7,100 by the end of 2025, is standing firm, even as other strategists have cut their ...
  
  MarketWatch - 1d
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  Stocks slide into correction as tariff anxiety persists.

  The S&P 500 is on the cusp of closing in a correction, or a 10% drop from its February high. Constantly moving goal posts on tariffs and trade have rattled investors.
  
  The New York Times - 2d

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  President Trump Is Making Foreign Stocks Great Again

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