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Bitcoin Stabilizes After Dropping to Lowest Level Since November

(Bloomberg) -- Cryptocurrencies recovered from an earlier plunge in a whipsaw day of trading triggered by President Donald Trump’s onslaught of tariffs on US trading partners. Most Read from BloombergHousing Agency Aims to Relocate Its DC HeadquartersThis Skinny Mexico City Tower Is Just 14 Feet Wide on One SideThe Irish Hot Press Is the Low-Tech Laundry Trick the World NeedsBoston Mayor Wu Embraces Trump Resistance as Campaign Heats UpTrump Order on CDFI Fund Risks Aid for Small Businesses, Hou

Bogus report on tariff pause briefly lifted markets before White House denied it

A bogus rumor that President Donald Trump was considering a pause in tariffs briefly lifted markets Monday before the White House shot down the unfounded reports. The confusion — which was amplified on social media and by some traditional media outlets — lasted less than a half hour but reflected a jittery mood on Wall Street as stocks plunged over worries that Trump’s tariffs could torpedo the global economy. The origin of the false report was unclear but it appeared to be a misinterpretation of comments made by Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, during a Fox News interview earlier Monday morning.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin Collapse Continues

The crypto market continued to collapse on Monday as a hoped-for reprieve from President Trump's tariffs has failed to materialize. While the stock market has recovered some of its decline, crypto continues to be in the red across the board. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 4.4% in the past 24 hours as of 1:15 p.m. ET, and is down 7.6% from Friday's close.

Wall Street could be headed for a bear market. Here’s what that means

Wall Street could soon be in the claws of another bear market as the Trump administration's tariff blitz fuels fears that the added taxes on imported goods from around the world will sink the global economy. The last bear market happened in 2022, but this decline feels more like the sudden, turbulent bear market of 2020, when the benchmark S&P 500 index tumbled 34% in a one-month period, the shortest bear market ever. Here are some common questions about bear markets: Why is it called a bear market?