Markets News, March 4, 2025: Stocks Close Lower as Tariffs, Economic Concerns Weigh on Sentiment; Banks Lead Broad-Based Decline

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Stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday after a late-day rally fizzled, as businesses and investors assessed the im☂pact of newly imposed U.S. tariffs against leading tr🎐ade partners. 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:S&P 500 shed 1.6% and 1.2%, respectively, while the tech-heavy 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Nasdaq Composite fell 0.4%. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:It was the second consecutive day of big, broad-based declines for U.S. stocks amid growing concerns about the health of the economy and uncertainty about the impact of Trump administration policies. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have now 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:given back all of the gains they p🌠osted following the presidential election in early November.

Overnight, the U.S. imposed long-awaited 25% 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:tariffs on Canada and Mexico, while doubling the levy on goods imported from China to 20%. Beijing and Ottawa quickly announced retaliatory tariffs on a number of products, while Mexico said it would announce measures on Sunday. The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:White House argues that tariffs will lead to more investment and new manufacturing jobs in the U.S., while investors fear that the trad💜e measures will spark inflation, slow economic activity and harm companies that♏ do business around the world.

Target (TGT) shares closed 3% lower after the retail giant reported 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:better-than-expected earnings but warned that consumer uncertainty, as well as uncertainty around tariffs, would weigh on current-quarter results. Best Buy (BBY) shares plunged 13% after the electronics retailer released 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:strong quarterly results but said that tariffs woulꦗd likely lead to price increases that hurt sales.

Shares of automakers, which stand to be 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:hit hard by the tariffs, also lost ground. Jeep and Chrysler maker Stellantis (STLA) and General Motors (GM) each dropped more than 4%, while Ford (F) shares fell nearly 3%.

The financial services sector led the S&P 500 decline amid the uncertain economic outlook. Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C) both declined more than 6%, while shares of Wells Fargo (WFC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and American Express (AXP) also tumbled. The S&P 500 financial services se𒐪ctor index was down 3.5%.

Shares of the world's largest technology companies turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday. Tesla (TSLA) shares, which have lost about a third of their value since the start of the year, fell more than 4%, while Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platforms (META) also lost ground. AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA), which had fallen nearly 9% yesterday, was up nearly 2%, while Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG) and Broadcom (AVGO) also gained ground.

Among noteworthy gainers, shares of server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI) jumped more than 8% after plunging 13% the previous session. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares gained nearly 6% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the pharmacy chain was close to a roughly $10 billion deal to be taken private. Strategy (MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy and oꦗne of the world's largest holders of bitcoi🐻n, soared nearly 10%.

Bitcoin was at $87,300 recently, up from $81,500 early in the day but down from the $95,000 level it hit yesterday following an announcement by Trump that a crypto strategic reserve would be created.

The yield on 10-year Treasurys, which tends to fall when economic conditions weaken, was at 4.24% in late trading, up from 4.18% at yesterday's close. The yield, which affects borrowing on all sorts of costs, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:notably mortgages, fell as low as 4.11% Tuesday morning, its lowes𓂃t level since October.

Gold futures were up 0.9% at $2,930 an ounce, while West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell 0.5% to $68.05 per barrel.

These Were the Big S&P 500 Movers on Tuesday

March 04, 2025 06:36 PM EST

Decliners

A Best Buy store on Black Friday in Montebello, California, November 29, 2024.
A Best Buy store on Black Friday in Montebello, California, November 🍬29, 2024.

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  • KKR & Co. (KKR) said it plans to raise $1.5 billion through an offering of mandatory convertible preferred stock. The private equity firm intends to use the proceeds of the transaction to bolster its core portfolio amid expectations for increasing deal volumes under the pro-business policies of the current presidential administration. KKR shares dropped 9.2%.
  • Stocks of companies in the packaging industry lost ground as concerns escalated about the impact of tariffs. Shares of containerboard manufacturer International Paper (IP) fell 7.3%, while shares of fellow paper packaging provider Smurfit WestRock (SW) lost 6.8% after its CEO said the new trade policies would limit the competitivity of a big mill in Canada that exports to the U.S.

Advancers

  • Enphase Energy (ENPH) shares jumped 9.4%, notching Tuesday's top performance in the S&P 500. The push higher marked a reversal for the solar technology company's stock following a stretch of steep declines dating back to the beginning of last week. The U.S.-based firm could be positioned to benefit from tariffs levied on solar products imported from China, and a report published Tuesday by Zacks Equities Research highlighted positive revisions to consensus earnings and revenue estimates for the current quarter.
  • Shares of server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI) also staged a recovery, rising 8.5%. The gains for the server maker's volatile stock followed three days of heavy losses as concerns intensified about the possible impact of trade policy on U.S. artificial intelligence players and investors expressed wariness about the AI trade broadly.
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares climbed 5.6% following reports that the pharmacy operator is 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:close to a $10 billion buyout deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The Wall Street Journal reported that Sycamore would pay between $11.30 and $11.40 per share in cash for Walgreens, noting that the firm plans to hold onto the core U.S. retail business while selling or taking public other parts of the company.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Michael Bromberg

Nvidia Shakes Off Tariff Fears to Lead AI Stock Rebound

March 04, 2025 05:55 PM EST

Nvidia (NVDA) stock rebounded from an early-morning slump on Tuesday as AI stocks shook off the tariff shock that sent the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:broader market reeling.

Nvidia shares rose 1.7% Tuesday after tumbling more than 8% yesterday and trading as much as 4% lower in premarket trading today. AI server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI), which tumbled 13% yesterday, also rebounded, climbing 8.5%. The two led a broad AI rally, with Wall Street darling Palantir (PLTR) and Vistra (VST) also advancing.

AI stocks have been on a wild ride for the past month. Concerns about 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:stubborn inflation and the consequences of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:President Donald Trump's tariffs have cast a fog over the market's outlook for both 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:the U.S. economy and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:interest rates. Headlines out of Washington have tempered the risk appetite that last year powered triple-digit gains for AI beneficiaries like Palantir, Vistra, and Applovin (APP).

Nvidia's stock has also been pressured over the last month by 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Chinese start-up DeepSeek's claim it developed a top-tier reasoning model without Nvidia’s most powerful chips. That revelation initially sparked concern that U.S. cloud providers 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:could rein in their spending on chips and servers to focus on creating more ef🗹ficient AI, but big tech companies have since stood by their plans to invest hundreds oওf billions in AI infrastructure. 

DeepSeek has led the U.S. and other countries 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:to investigate whether Chinese developers are acquiring Nvidia’s chips illegally. Singapore is reportedly investigating whether servers containing advanced Nvidia chips we🌳re illegally routed to DeepSeek after being sold to local firms. The investigations could compel the Trump Administration to tighten export restrictions even further, weighing on Nvidia’s international sales. 

Despite all the concerns, analysts are 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:still mostly bullish on Nvidia's stock. Wedbush analysts have even argued that Nvidia will 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:benefit from DeepSeek; they argue that demཧand for AI and Nvidia's chips will increase as models become more ♈efficient and less expensive.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Colin Laidley

S&P 500 Gives Back All of Its Post-Election Gains

March 04, 2025 05:28 PM EST

U.Sꦕ. stocks’ post-election run has come full circle. 

The S&P 500 on Tuesday closed at its lowest level since Elec▨tion Day on Nov. 5. At just under 5,780, the benchmark index is down 6% from its all-time closing high, which was set less than two weeks ago.

Concerns about the effects of trade policy, with President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:taking effect today, are curr💦ently in focus, but factors including stubborn inflation, the path ahead for interest rates and the health of the AI trade have also weighed on markets, pulling major indexes back from post-election highs.

The tech-focused Nasdaq is also below its Nov. 5 close; so is the small-cap Russell 2000. The Dow industrials are still holding onto post-election gains—but it, along with the other three indexes mentioned here, are all in the red this year. Concerns about the state of the US economy and markets have driven some investors to consider 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:European equities

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“Considerable downside risks to the growth outlook are mounting,” Deutsche Bank analysts wrote in a note published earlier today. “Trade policy uncertainty has hit historical levels, financial condi💃tions are tightening, sentiment indicators signal weaker growth momentum, and more trade actions are likely to come.”

Trump is set to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:speak later today. His speech comes ahead of closely watched job-market data due Friday; personal spending fell in January, according to recently released data, while the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge suggested 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:progress against inflation

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:David Marino-Nachison

Auto Sector Stands to Be Hard Hit by Tariffs

March 04, 2025 04:39 PM EST

Tariffs are expected to dramatically increase costs for automakers Ford (F), General Motors (GM), and Stellantis (STLA).

All three manufacture parts and assemble cars in factories across North America. The North American auto industry is so intertwined that the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn’t even distinguish between Canadian-made and American-made parts when calculating how much of each car is domestic.

Canada and Mexico accounted for 47% of U.S. automobile imports and 54% of car parts imports in 2023. They’re also major markets for U.S. auto exports, with the two receiving 75% of America’s exported car parts that year.

Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Michael Dean on Tuesday estimated that Jeep and Chrysler maker Stellantis could take a 3.44 billion euro hit to its earnings this year.

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Stellantis shares fell more tha༺n 4% on Tuesday, as did shares of General Motorꦡs. Ford closed nearly 3% lower. Shares of each of the automakers have lost ground since the start of the year.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Colin Laidley

What Companies are Saying About the Impact of Tariffs

March 04, 2025 02:44 PM EST

Some Target prices could soon rise after tariffs on Mexican imports are enacted, the retailer's CEO said Tuesday.

Target (TGT) will try to shield consumers from as many price increases as it can, but charging more will be necessary for fresh produce and some other categories, Brian Cornell said on CNBC Tuesday morning.

Target, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:along with many U.S. grocers, is dependent on Mexico for fresh produce during the winter, Cornell s🃏aid. The supply chain for fresh fruits and vegetables is “really short,” which means prices could go up within days, he said. Bananas, strawberries and avocados are among the items that could see higher prices.

“We’re going to try to make sure we can do 🀅everything we can to protect pricing,” he said on CNBC. “But if there’s a 25% tariff, those prices will go up.”

Target has reduced how much it imports from China. A🍌 few years ago, more than 60% of imports came from the country. That’s now down to 30% and on track to hit 25%, he said.

A number of other companies have also diversified their supply chain to avoid paying more in ཧtariffs, including Steve Madden (SHOO) and Newell Brands (NWL), the latter which sells Yankee candles and Graco baby gear. Mattel (MAT) CEO Ynon Kreiz said Tuesday on CNBC that the toy company is on a years-long journey to diversify ♕its supply chain so it can respond to tariffs and other changing market conditions.

And some companies say they have the wherewithal to hold off on raising prices, at least initially: Chipotle (CMG) CEO Scott Boatwright 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:said over the weekend that the burrito giant will a🔯bsorb higher import costs. 

Best Buy (BBY) imports no more than 3% of its merchandise, but many vendors in the tech industry source from China and Mexico, CEO Corie Barry said Tuesday morning. They’ll pass on at least some of the cost of tariffs to 🎐Best Buy, making price increases for consumers “highly likely,” she said on an earnings conference call.

The pre-existing 10% tariff on goods from China could cost Best Buy about 1 percentage point in comparable sales over the course ofꦯ a year, Barry said, assuming that people buy fewer items because they cost more. 

If the tariffs put in effect Tuesday endure, the effect could be more significant, but it's hard to gauge how consumers will react, Barry said.

“We’ve never seen this kind of breadth of tariffs,” Barry said, according to a transcript made available by AlphaSense. “It's difficult for us to understand elasticities perfectly because you don't have anything predictive in our history.”

Tesla Tumbles as BofA Cuts Price Target on Stock

March 04, 2025 01:41 PM EST

Tesla (TSLA) shares slid again Tuesday amid worries about tariffs, weak Chinese sales and souring brand sentim♋ent, with analysts at Bank of America lowering their price target for the stock.

The Trump administration's tariffs on Canada and Mexico, which 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:went into effect Tuesday, "pose significant risk" to North American automakers including Tesla, Bank of America analysts ⛎said.

Declining European sales have also put pressure on the stock, they said, along with "sentiment on the brand potentially souring" as CEO Elon Musk has made headlines for his role in the Trump administration's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:D🍬epartment of Government Efficiency.

Sales of Tesla's China-made vehicles have slipped as well, falling 49.2% year-over-year in February, Reuters report൩ed Tuesday, citing data from the China Passenger Car Association.

BofA reiterated a "neutral" rating for the stock, but lowered its price target to $380 from $490, just slightly above the average of analysts polled by Visible Alpha at $368.

The electric vehicle maker's stock was down 4.4% at $272 in recent trading and has lost about a third of its value since the start of 2025.

The stock had risen to a record high around $488 in in mid-December amid optimism that Musk's close relationship with Trump would benefit the EV maker. Shares have since given up almost their entire post-election gain.

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The reduced price target from BofA comes just a day after Morgan Stanley named the company its "Top Pick" in the U.S. automobile sector, saying Tesla's lower-than-expected𓆉 deliveries were "not particularly narrative changing."

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Andrew Kessel

Sneaker Maker On Holdings Surges as Global Sales Jump

March 04, 2025 01:11 PM EST

On Holding (ONON) shares ad🍸vanced when the Swiss sportswear maker pos🌳ted better-than-expected results as sales climbed in all its global markets.1

The company, part-owned by tennis great Roger Federer, reported fourth-quarter adjusted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) of 0.33 Swiss 💖francs ($0.37), with revenue jump♏ing nearly 36% year-over-year to CHF606.6 million ($681.1 million). Both exceeded Visible Alpha forecasts.

Sales roꦏse in every region, including by 28% to CHF385.1 million in the Americas.

Executive co-chairman David Allemann said On's "partnerships with icons like Roger Federer, Zendaya, and FKA twigs have propelled On to become a beloved brand."

On sees full-year net sales of at least CHF2.94 billion and adjusted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:EBITDA margin of 17.0% to 17.5%.

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U.S.-traded shares of On Holding were up 5% in recent trading and have increased nearly 50% over the past 12 months.

What the White House Expects to Accomplish With Tariffs

March 04, 2025 12:18 PM EST

Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick made sweeping promises for what President Donald Trump's tariff-heavy economic policies will accomplish.

US President Donald Trump, left, and Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, during an investment announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025.
H♏oward Lutnick speaking during an event at the Whi🐼te House on Monday.

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Speaking in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday morning, Lutnick said the U.S. will have more manufacturing, lower taxes, a balanced federal budget and lower borrowing costs as a result of taxing imported goods.

Experts have warned that tariffs will push up the cost of living, but Lutnick dismissed those concerns as "whining and complaining."

Read the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:full article here.

Best Buy Plunges as Retailers Cites Tariff, Inflation Concerns

March 04, 2025 11:42 AM EST

Best Buy (BBY) shares plunged nearly 15% ಞTuesday morning to lead S&P 500 decliners as the electr🍸onics retailer warned that new tariffs and inflation will negatively impact sales.

In a transcript of its fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter earnings call supplied by AlphaSense, CEO Corie Barry explained that the company anticipates "our vendors across our entire assortment will pass along some level of tariff costs to retailers, making price increases for American consumers."

Barry called the tariffs situation "highly dynamic" with "uncertainty about the duration." The CEO added that Best Buy was "operating in an uneven environment and expected there would be industry pressure," and that even though it believes consumers will remain resilient, they are "still dealing with high inflation."

The comments came after the company reported fourth-quarter adjusted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) of $2.58, with revenue falling nearly 5% year-over-year to $13.95 billion, in part because fiscal 2025 was 13 weeks long and fiscal 2024 was 14 weeks. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Comparable store sales grew ⛦0.5%. All three were better than Visible Alpha forecasts.

Best Buy sees full-year adjusted EPS of $6.20 to $6.60, revenue of $41.4 billion to $42.2 billion, and comparable store sales in the range of flat to up 2.0%. However, the company pointed out that its guidance did not take into account recently enacted or proposed tariffs. Analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha were looking for adjusted EPS of $6.60, revenue of $41.77 billion, and comparable store sales growth of 1.81%.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Bill McColl

Target Warns About Consumer, Tariff Uncertainty

March 04, 2025 10:32 AM EST

Target (TGT) posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results but warned that the uncertainty around tariffs 🅰would weigh on current-quarter results.

The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) of $2.41 on revenue that declined 3% year-over-year to $30.92 billion. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:expected $2.26 and $30.77 billion, respectively.

Target's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:comparable sales rose 1.5%, above projections of 1.39% growth. In January, the company 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:lifted its ꦕcomparable sales projection to 1.5% growth from "approximately flat" following Q3 on the back of a stronger-than-expected holiday shopping season.

"In light of ongoing consumer uncertainty and a small decline in February Net Sales, combined with tariff uncertainty and the expected timing of certain costs within the fiscal year, the Company expects to see meaningful year-over-year profit pressure in its first quarter relative to the remainder of the year," Target said.

For the full year, Target sees net sales growth "in a range around 1 percent," comparable sales growth "in a range around flat," and adjusted EPS between $8.80 and $9.80. Analysts were looking for sales growth of 2.66%, comparable sales growth of 1.81%, and adjusted EPS of $9.30.

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Ta💫rget shares were down more than 5% in early trading and have lost nearly a quarter of𒉰 their value over the past 12 months.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Nisha Gopalan

Walgreens Jumps as Company Nears Deal to be Taken Private

March 04, 2025 09:07 AM EST

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares are jumped in premarket trading Tuesday after a report indicated the troubled drugstore chain is nearing a deal with Sycamore Partners to be 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:taken private for around $10 billion.

According to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, the drugstore company and the private equity firm are targeting a completion of the transaction as soon as Thursday barring a “last-minute snag” that derails the deal. The Journal reported that Sycamore would pay between $11.30 a share and $11.40 a share in cash for Walgreens and the deal would include “contingent value rights that would increase the value if certain targets ar🍬e later reached.”

Walgreens shares were up more tha🍨n 5% at $10.80 ahead of the❀ opening bell.

The Journal also reported th🐷at if the deal passes, Sycamore would keep the core U.S. r𝓰etail business and sell off or take public the other parts of the company.

Walgreens and Sycamore Partners didn’t immediately respond to rꦰequests for comment.

Walgreens shares had been rising this year on 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:previous reports that the private-equity firm was in talks to take the drugstore chain private. The company has been struggling, announcing in October a plan to shutter some 1,200 "underperforming" stores over the next three years and temporarily 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:suspending its quarterly dividend to conserve cash earlier this year.

Walgreens shares have gained 10% this year bꩲut have lost half their value in the 12 months through Monday. 

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Nisha Gopalan

Futures Point to Lower Open for Major Indexes

March 04, 2025 08:38 AM EST

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