Stocks slide amid fears of a possible recession. Magnificent 7 shares all declined
Stock fell Monday morning amid growing concerns about U.S. economic growth. President Donald Trump declined to rule out a recession this year in an interview on Fox News, but said he expects a “period” of transition from the policy changes he’s making.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 423 points, or 0.9% at about 10:35 a.m. in New York, while the S&P 500 dipped 2%, and the Nasdaq $NDAQ Composite dropped 3.2%. Last week was the stock market’s worst in two years.
The Magnificent 7 stocks were all lower Monday amid the economic anxiety, with Nvidia $NVDA (NVDA) stock down about 5%. Tesla $TSLA (TSLA) fell about 8.8%, erasing its post-election rally. Anthony Scaramucci predicted to Quartz that Trump will “burn” Elon Musk in six to eight months. Palantir $PLTR (PLTR) stock also declined.
Stocks fell in Hong Kong on Monday after China said consumer prices fell in the January-February period, a sign of continued deflationary pressure.
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Airbnb $ABNB (ABNB) stock was upgraded to a buy at Jefferies, which cited the company’s durable growth and its addition of an “experiences” category.
Bally’s (BALY) stock jumped more than 4% after the casino operator made an approximately $150 million recapitalization proposal for Star Entertainment, which would give it notes convertible into at least 50.1% of the Australian company’s shares.
Cognizant (CTSH) Technology gained 2.5% on reports that activist investor Mantle Ridge had built a $1 billion stake in the technology services firm.
Coinbase (COIN) stock fell more than 10% after S&P Dow Jones Indices left the crypto exchange operator out of S&P 500 index, Bloomberg reported.
Crowdstrike (CRWD) stock sank more than 7%, extending the cybersecurity company’s declines after it disclosed weak fiscal 2026 earnings expectations and sluggish revenue growth last week.
All of the Big Four U.S. airlines are down. Their descent is led by Delta and United stocks, both of which plummeted about 8%. The airlines have fallen since mid-February on tariffs news, which may increase aircraft costs, and recession fears, which could affect travel budgets.
Doordash (DASH) gave up premarket gains to drop 3.8%. The delivery company’s stock was included in the S&P 500 by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Microchip Technology (MCHP) stock fell nearly 11%. The company shed its February gains as part of a broader chip-sector selloff that’s been exacerbated by the chipmaker’s falling revenue and weak margins.
Oracle $ORCL (ORCL) will release its quarterly earnings after the market closes Monday. The software giant’s performance will be closely watched for insights into its enterprise technology spending and cloud growth. Consensus estimates call for profit of $1.49 per share and revenue of $14.38 billion. The stock fell 4.6% in morning trading ahead of the report.
Harri Weber contributed to this report.
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