Stocks entered into a correction with a decline of 10%. What can history teach us about stocks after a correction in a time of tariffs and plunging consumer confidence?

If this downturn is typical, the S&P 500 will lose 13.6% in total, bottom in mid-May and be recovered by September.

The 10% trigger for a correction is an arbitrary, round-number threshold. But it serves as a signal that investors have turned pointedly more pessimistic about the market.

The market’s in a correction, and the worst may still come. Find out why undervalued assets could thrive, even if the market tanks.

But uncertainty around Trump's tariff policy continues to grip Wall Street, and his trade war has only intensified this week. The president has vowed to respond to tariffs planned by the EU and Canada in response to US duties on steel and aluminum imports — most notably leading off Thursday by threatening a 200% tariff on imports of EU wines and spirits.

U.S. stock futures declined Sunday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s not worried about a market downturn, despite a miserable stretch for Wall Street.

Stock market corrections also tend to serve up opportunities for long-term investors to put money to work. Here are two stocks that look especially attractive right now, both of which are down more than 20% in the past month. Both are top-10 investments in my portfolio and ones I plan to add to if the current prices persist.

You’ll set yourself up to make better and more rational decisions if you don’t let yourself be bombarded with falling stock prices every day. Plus, you may even be able to take advantage of the situation, to zig when the crowd zags and take advantage of the panic.

After a turbulent month for U.S. stocks, many investors are wondering: What’s happening with the market, and where is it heading next?

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On Thursday, for the first time, the benchmark S&P 500 finished more than 10% below its most recent record high close, achieved on February 19. In the latest in a long list of tariff threats, Trump said he would hit European beverage imports with duties of 200% if the EU does not remove U.