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President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs on U.S. trading partners this Wednesday at 4 p.m. Analysts think this could lead to a bear market, where stock prices fall for a long time. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq stock indexes will likely open lower on Wednesday before Trump’s announcement. However, companies added more jobs than expected in March, even with worries about trade and federal job cuts.
Home Depot shareholders are watching mortgage rates. They hope rates will fall below 6.5% to boost home buying. Rates have not changed much lately, so demand for home loans is still low.
Bank of America warns that banks’ earnings reports later this month may not be very positive. Analysts have lowered their predictions for many banks’ stock prices. Tesla’s electric vehicle sales dropped 11.5% in China in March as it faces more competition.
Its total deliveries in the first quarter were weaker than expected. Tesla shares fell on Monday and are down 30% this year. It is the worst performer among the “Magnificent Seven” big tech stocks in 2025.
Cramer predicts bear market from tariffs
The UFC fighting league signed a big sponsorship deal with Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms. Meta stock has been the best of the Mag 7 stocks this year.
Apple’s App Store revenue grew 15% in the second quarter according to data from SensorTower. This is good news for the company. Apple shares are down about 11% this year but are doing better than other Mag 7 stocks.
Analysts are optimistic about Johnson & Johnson’s situation with lawsuits over its talc products. However, J&J shares fell 7.5% on Monday which was unsettling for investors. GE Vernova, a division of GE, got a positive rating and a $370 stock price target from analysts.
They see growing demand for natural gas to power data centers being built for artificial intelligence. A former coal power plant in Pennsylvania was demolished to make way for a campus of AI data centers powered by natural gas. GE Vernova will provide the gas turbines.
Natural gas company Coterra Energy could benefit from this growing demand.
