Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration
What are the Trumpiest firms? One way to answer the question is by looking at companies in the president’s orbit, such as Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, his billionaire adviser, or the eponymous Trump Media & Technology Group. Another way is to look at firms that saw their prices surge the day after Donald Trump’s election victory, when the biggest gainers included Palantir, a defence contractor; Apollo Global Management and Capital One, two financial giants; and yes, Tesla.
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Finance & economics
March 22nd 2025- The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game
- Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
- Can anything get China’s shoppers to spend?
- Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?
- Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting
- Why rents are out of control
- America’s Democrats should embrace “abundance liberalism”
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Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting
More remarkable than slumping share prices are the forces behind them
The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game
American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy
America’s Democrats should embrace “abundance liberalism”
Two new books contain much to commend them
Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?
Three Asian countries make their pitch
Can anything get China’s shoppers to spend?
An economic recovery depends on it. Yet a new action plan may not do the job
Why rents are out of control
Rich-world tenants are angry, and have reason to be
