Business Rundown: A Red Day On Wall Street
On the final day of the first quarter of 2025, the major market indexes lost more ground on fears of President Trump's April 2nd tariff plans and broader questions about the direction of the U.S. economy.
FOX Business' Big Money Show co-anchor Taylor Riggs speaks with Annex Wealth Management chief economist Brian Jacobsen about why the selloff is 'a function of the Q1 calendar,' the renewed interest in buying gold, and calming down the concerns about recession or stagflation.
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