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Market Review: Stocks Fall on Bond Market Jitters, Trade Tensions

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Market Review: Stocks Fall on Bond Market Jitters, Trade Tensions
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 19, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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U.S. stocks slid this week, led by small caps, as bond and trade uncertainty weighed on markets.

The S&P 500 Index ended May 23 at 5,802, down by 2.61 percent for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 2.47 percent to close at 41,603. The Nasdaq declined by 2.47 percent to 18,737, and the Russell 2000 dropped by 3.47 percent to close at 2,039.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”