US Stock Market Made Simple: What Happened This Week
US Stock Market Made Simple: What Happened This Week 04/25/25 By: Colton Mixon A Wild Week On Wall Street: The stock market can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster, constant up and down action can make us feel like we have no clue what to expect. This week was a prime example. Major U.S. stock indexes swung sharply, starting with a steep drop and ending with a strong rally. Don’t worry if you’re not a finance expert, I will try my best to make it as simple as possible to understand. In this weekly recap, we’ll cover the biggest market-moving news from the past week, including why stocks fell early on, how they bounced back, which sectors did well and what economic signals and company earnings drove these moves. By the end of this blog, you should hopefully have a clear understanding of what happened this past week and why it matters to you. We will dive into a day by day analysis of just what happened on Wall Street. Monday's Market Struggles: Fed Feud and Trade Tensions The...