2025-03-11
13 分钟Markets slide as concerns about a recession in the US Grow.
Plus, President Trump's policy on Ukraine is worrying European buyers of American weapons.
European officials looking at what's happening and thinking,
if the US Is willing to cut off weapons deliveries so suddenly and cut off all that comes with that,
such as maintenance and spare parts, then is it a safe bet for us now?
And why states want to remove fluoride in public water.
It's Monday, March10.
I'm Alex Osila for the Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of what's news,
the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
Stocks slid today as concerns about the U.S. economy tipping into a recession grew.
As we mentioned in this morning's show,
during an interview on Fox News Sunday Morning Futures President Trump refused to rule
out the US Entering a recession this year.
In contrast, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told NBC News,
quote, there's going to be no recession in America.
All major US Indexes ended the day lower.
The Dow dropped by nearly 900 points, closing down about 2%.
The S&P 500 fell 2.7% and the Nasdaq plunged by 4% as Big Tech companies extended their sell off,
its largest one day percentage decline since 2022.