📉 CONFIDENCE CRASHES, STOCKS CLIMB — WHAT GIVES?

📈 S&P 500 +0.16% | Nasdaq +0.46% | Dow +0.01% | Tesla Pops 3.5%

🤯 Consumers Are Nervous… But Wall Street Isn’t

You’d think the worst consumer confidence reading in 4+ years would spook the market. Instead? Stocks posted their third straight day of gains.

🧠 Why? Because Trump’s tariff bomb may be smaller than expected — and that’s all investors care about right now.

💡 Key Market Drivers Today:

✅ Trump walks back the tariff threat — a bit. Said he “may give a lot of countries breaks.”
❌ But don’t exhale yet — he's still planning new duties on autos, pharma, AND oil trade with Venezuela.
📉 Consumer Confidence: Cratered to 92.9 from 100.1 — lowest since 2020
💬 Economists say this could signal recession if it keeps sliding
📊 Tesla ($TSLA): Up 3.5% after continued chatter that it may dodge auto tariffs