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Thndr Claps » U.S. Claps » Consumer Discretionary » Stocks fell sharply🥴

Stocks fell sharply🥴

by Shams Abbas
May 19, 2022

The Clap
The Dow Jones fell 3.6% yesterday, & that’s performing better than the S&P 500 & the NASDAQ.

The deets
The Dow Jones fell to its lowest level, 31,490, since March 2021. It also recorded its worst daily percentage decline since June 2020, along with the S&P which fell 4%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ fell by 4.7% after tech stocks had been slowly rebounding a few days before.

What happened?
Consumer discretionary & consumer staples were the worst-performing sectors in the S&P 500 on Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Major retailers such as Walmart & Target said their profits were hit by rising costs, slowing demand, & supply chain constraints. Their stocks plunged 6.8% & 25% on Wednesday, respectively.

Why this matters
Investors & consumers alike are adjusting to decades-high U.S. inflation.
Markets have been particularly volatile as investors assess what surging interest rates in a period of persistently high inflation will mean to economic growth.
On the other hand, consumers are shifting away from goods & more towards services, & the effects are starting to show on goods retailers like Walmart & Target.
Other retailers like Macy’s, Kohl’s, Nordstrom & Gap have yet to report their quarterly earnings.

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