Market Whiplash: Media Stocks Slump Again Following Brief Rebound on Trump’s Tariffs Pause

Following one day of respite, the U.S. stock market returned to its downward spiral Thursday amid ongoing concerns tied to President Donald Trump‘s proposed tariffs.

At market close, the tech-stock-heavy Nasdaq Composite index was down 4.31%, the S&P 500 fell 3.46%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average took a 2.5% hit.

Media stocks that had briefly rallied on Wednesday when Trump announced a 90-day pause on the planned tariffs for non-retaliating countries suffered on Thursday, including Disney (-6.8%), Warner Bros. Discovery (-12.5%), Netflix (-2.6%), Comcast (-4.3%), Paramount Global (-2%) and Amazon (-5%).

On the tech side, Apple (-4.2%), Meta (-6.7%), Alphabet (-3.5%), Nvidia (-5.9%), Microsoft (-2.3%) and Roku (-7.2%) all saw drops following their day-ago bursts.

More to come.