stocks
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Last-day gains didn’t stop the S&P 500 from tallying its worst first quarter since 2022 as the Iran conflict, private-credit worries and the AI ‘scare trade’ weighed on stocks in March.
Oil tumbled and stocks jumped as traders met overnight headlines on the Middle East with optimism.
This all comes as U.S. stocks are set to deliver their worst quarter in nearly four years, led by a more than 7% drop in the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index.
Here are the top and bottom stocks in the large-cap index as of Tuesday’s opening bell.
From Barron's
“Clearly, a prolonged conflict—and the potential for a U.S. recession—would eventually take a toll on the earnings outlook for tech stocks,” he said.
From Barron's
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