Jeremy Bowman

1 week ago | fool.com | Jeremy Bowman

There's no shortage of discounts on the stock market these days. Stocks were already slumping in March on weakening consumer sentiment and fears of an economic slowdown, but major indexes plummeted in April on President Donald Trump's tariff plan, which has sent a near-unprecedented wave of uncertainty washing over the market.

1 week ago | fool.com | Jeremy Bowman

March 2025 might seem like ages ago in market years, as the Trump tariffs have rocked the market like few things before it. However, the trends in March are not so different from what's happening now, as consumer sentiment was rapidly weakening and fears of a recession were mounting before the tariff announcement. Let's take a look at the two best-performing Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 1.56%) companies to see if they're worth buying today. 1.

1 week ago | fool.com | Jeremy Bowman

One thing is clear after a wild week of President Donald Trump's tariff roulette. Nobody knows where the market is going in the short term, and the decisions of one person are moving trillions of dollars in market value. It's an incredibly difficult environment to invest in. Even after the 90-day pause, the uncertainty surrounding trade policy and the global economy remains. What will happen when the 90-day pause is over?

1 week ago | fool.com | Jeremy Bowman

There's been no shortage of woes for Tesla (TSLA -0.19%) this year. The company just reported a 13% decline in first-quarter deliveries. The brand is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis due to CEO Elon Musk's political turn, helming the operation known as the Department of Government Efficiency and weighing in on elections across the U.S. and in Europe. And President Donald Trump's tariffs threaten to further weaken the economy, specifically impacting the auto sector.

1 week ago | fool.com | Jeremy Bowman

Spring is only just starting to bloom, but 2025 is already starting to look like a lost year for investors. As of April 8, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.81%) is down 18%, the Nasdaq Composite is in a bear market, and investors are reeling over President Donald Trump's plan to impose the highest tariff rates in over a century. Over the last week, all but five S&P 500 stocks are in the red, and of those, there's only one that isn't a healthcare company.