The Stock Market’s Wild 2025 Roller-Coaster Ride in Six Charts
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The S&P 500 Index experienced a significant drop in April due to tariff concerns, but rebounded after President Trump's decision to relent, and later reached record highs driven by AI enthusiasm.
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The S&P 500 Index plunged to the verge of a tariff-induced bear market in April, only to quickly rebound after President Trump relented and by late June was hitting repeated records fueled by enthusiasm for all things artificial intelligence. The vertigo-inducing swings can be seen in the Cboe Volatility Index, also know as the VIX, which measures anticipated price moves in stocks. On April 8, it soared to above 50 for the first time since the pandemic and just the second time since the financial crisis as the Trump administration’s sweeping tariff plans gripped the market in fear.
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on December 21, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.