🚨 Markets Stumble Again as Tariff Fog Thickens
Dow drops 150+ pts, Boeing grounded, and tech can’t hold the line
📉 Daily Recap – Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Wall Street tried to catch its breath after Monday’s relief rally — but the Trump tariff circus had other plans.
Stocks opened green, flirted with a rebound, and then rolled over midday as investors digested conflicting trade headlines, fresh China retaliation, and new sector targets (👀 pharma + semis).
Add a surprise hit to Boeing and mixed earnings across the board? Yeah... no chance we were holding those early gains.
🧨 What Moved the Market
🌀 Tariff Whiplash: Round 3
Trump’s weekend tech exemptions boosted Apple & Nvidia on Monday
But by Tuesday? It’s back to chaos. New levies teased for:
💊 Pharmaceutical imports
💾 Semiconductors
The auto sector may still get a break, but clarity is nonexistent.
And China’s not waiting — ordered airlines to halt Boeing ($BA) jet deliveries, tanking the stock 2%+
📉 “It’s not just the tariffs — it’s the uncertainty around them that’s killing sentiment.” – Every trader right now
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