Wall Street may be past the worst of the tariff sell-off. Market volatility is likely to remain

Wall Street may be past the worst of the tariff headlines two weeks after the initial April 2 announcement — as President Donald Trump endeavors to accomplish enormous trade deals during his 90-day pause — but volatility will continue to be a mainstay of the stock market for the foreseeable future. Investors wrapped up yet another turbulent week, with all three major averages posting losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite fell by more than 2%, each. The S & P 500 ended the week down by more than 1%. U.S. markets were closed April 18 due to Good Friday. Still, there is some optimism among investors the worst is behind them, now that it appears less likely the U.S. will single handedly be fighting a trade war against the rest of the world as seemed to be the case at the start of this month. "The reason tha...
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