The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell further Wednesday as investors continued to worry about the escalating trade tensions between America and its major trading partners.
Blue-chip Index experienced a drop of 364 index points at time of publication, which is a fall of 0.8%.
The Nasdaq Composite increased by 0.3% while the S&P500 declined by 0.3% since the last close.
US Consumer Price Index increased 0.2% during the month reported, which results in an inflation rate of 2,8% annually.
The Dow Jones estimate was 0.3% per month and 2.9% annually.
The core CPI (excluding food and energy) also increased by 0.2% in the month of March and 3.1% over the entire year. Both figures were below expectation.
The CPI report helped ease concerns about President Donald Trump’s volatile trade policies leading to stagflation. This contributed to recent stock market selloffs.
This report has also given rise to the hope that, if needed, Federal Reserve rates could be cut again this year.
David Morrison is a senior analyst for Trade Nation. He said that President Trump’s tariffs had shook the markets.
Due to numerous delays, exceptions and retaliations, it is difficult for investors to keep up with the latest developments.
The levies are an extension of existing tariffs that already affect Canada, Mexico and China.
Morrison Added:
Tariffs no longer seem to be a mere threat before negotiations. In a Trump administration they will be used as a blunt weapon by President Trump, even if it is a threat.
Stocks of airlines continue to decline
Airlines stocks fell sharply on Wednesday following warnings from American Airlines, Delta Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
The airlines were concerned that an economic slowdown could dampen the demand for domestic travel.
Investors reacted negatively to this announcement, fearing that airline profits and revenues could fall in the months ahead.
The decline in airline stock prices reflects wider concerns over the state of the economy, and potential impacts of economic headwinds across various industries.
Delta Air Lines shares were nearly 5% lower at the time this article was written, and United Airlines’s dropped more than 6%.
American Airlines’ share price also fell by more than 4,4% on Wednesday.
Semiconductor ETF
VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH was up 3.6% Wednesday. This is its first increase in three sessions.
Exchange traded funds had their best day since 19 September 2024 when they rose by 4.3%.
The fund will still be expected to end the week with a loss of 1.5%. This is the fourth week in a row that the fund has lost money.
Intel Jumps
Reuters reported that Intel stock prices increased by 8%.
This report contained a detailed proposal by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to major US chip makers NVIDIA (Advanced Micro Devices), Broadcom (AMD) and NVIDIA.
It was suggested that a joint-venture be formed to manage and oversee Intel’s Foundry Division.
Intel’s market position and strategic direction could be affected by this potential collaboration.
The stock was down 2.3% from its earlier gains, but it still had a good day.
Groupon Inc. jumps
Groupon shares soared by nearly 35% after the company released its full-year guidance for revenue, exceeding the market analyst’s expectations.
Market analysts predicted that the e-commerce market would generate revenues of between $493 and $500 million for full year.
The analysts FactSet surveyed predicted a consensus of $491,5 million. This estimate exceeded that.
Investors have responded positively to the better than expected guidance, leading them to increase Groupon shares by a large amount.
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