The S&P 500 retreated on Monday, extending February’s rout and turning red for the year after President Donald Trump’s confirmation of forthcoming tariffs ratcheted up economic concerns.

The S&P 500 fell 2.1%, bringing its year-to-date performance to a loss of nearly 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 789 points, or 1.8%. The Nasdaq Composite slid 3%, weighed down by Nvidia’s decline of more than 9%.

All three indexes traded higher earlier in the session, with the Dow at one point up nearly 200 points. Stocks took a notable leg down in afternoon trading following Trump’s reiteration that 25% levies on imports from Mexico and Canada would go into effect on Tuesday, dashing investors’ hopes of a last-minute deal to avert the full tariffs on the two U.S. allies.

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  • breakfastmtnOP
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    I wonder how close we are to Trump declaring that “no one knew” how complicated the economy is…

    • @QuarterSwede
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      Pfft, never. He’s never apologized or admitted any wrongdoing as far as I’m aware. He’s too narcissistic for that.

      • @bitchkat
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        He did say “Who knew Healthcare was so hard?” the first time around. That’s what the person was harking to.

            • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)
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              This time around he promised nothing outside of tariffs, and outsourced everything to Elon. And Elon is 100% there to dismantle, they don’t plan to fix or add/contribute anything.

              It’s amazing the destruction they have caused already and Donnie hasn’t had to do anything but write his name in sharpie over and over.