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Morning Bid: U.S. economy creaking even before tariffs

There is growing evidence the U.S. economy was struggling even before this month’s tariff sweep, ramping up the chances of a 2025 recession and bets that the Federal Reserve will eventually cut interest rates as much as four times this year. * The U.S. economy likely stalled or even contracted in the first quarter, underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald Trump’s often chaotic tariff policy. * President Donald Trump signed a pair of orders to soften the blow of his auto tariffs on Tuesday, and his trade team touted its first deal with a foreign trading partner.

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Trump's first 100 days: Markets then vs. now

Markets (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) have bounced back sharply since early losses following President Trump’s inauguration, with tech leading the rebound. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down how sectors performed from Election Day to today. Catch more Stocks in Translation here, with new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here.

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Tarnished Magnificent 7 stocks rebound faces test with earnings

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. technology and growth stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” have regained their footing somewhat after a steep slide, but a few weeks of growing valuations and a dimming earnings edge could make it harder for them to push Wall Street higher. The stocks — Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Tesla — have stumbled in 2025, dragging down the benchmark indexes they had lifted to record peaks the prior two years. The highly valued shares had swooned as investor fears spiked about the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Odd Lots: Important US Economic Data Is Decaying (Podcast)

Gathering official economic data is a huge process in the best of times. But a bunch of different things have now combined to make that process even harder. People aren’t responding to surveys like they used to. Survey responses have also become a lot more divided along political lines. And at the same time, the Trump administration wants to cut back on government spending, and the worry is that fewer official resources will make tracking the US economy even harder for statistical departments th

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