US stocks dip amid concerns over tariffs and consumer belt-tightening

<p>All three major stock indexes moved decisively lower, extending sell-off in wake of dour economic reports</p><p>US stocks tumbled on Friday, extending a sell-off in the wake of dour economic reports and closing the book on a holiday-shortened week fraught with new tariff threats and worries of softening consumer demand.</p><p>All three major US stock indexes moved decisively lower on the heels of the data, and continued their slide into afternoon trading.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/stocks-tariffs-prices">Continue reading...</a>