"Stocks Rebound After Turbulent Week as Recession Fears Loom"

United States stocks bounced higher today after a punishing week, with the Standard and Poor’s Five Hundred advancing one point three percent in afternoon trading, clawing back more than three quarters of last Friday’s sharp loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up five hundred seven points, or one point two percent, and the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite rallied one point eight percent. This rebound follows a week in which all three major indexes experienced steep declines—last week the Dow Jones lost two point nine percent, the Standard and Poor’s Five Hundred fell two point four percent, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped two point two percent, their biggest weekly losses since May, according to ABC News and Nasdaq.

Today’s rally was driven by relief after fears over President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs and Friday’s very weak jobs report had sent markets tumbling. Friday’s data showed the United States economy added only seventy-three thousand jobs in July, much lower than the consensus expectation of one hundred four thousand, and the unemployment rate rose to four point two percent. Weakness in consumer spending and manufacturing reports, especially a key manufacturing survey that remained in contraction territory, added to recession worries. All major sectors had been negative Friday, but today, consumer discretionary and technology stocks staged notable recoveries, while healthcare led with outsize gains, highlighted by Idexx Laboratories jumping twenty-six point nine percent on a strong quarterly profit and Tyson Foods up two point six percent.

Among the most actively traded stocks today were Amazon, which slipped further after disappointing cloud revenue growth despite strong overall sales; Berkshire Hathaway, which declined three point seven percent after reporting a year over year fall in quarterly profit; and Palantir Technologies, in the spotlight ahead of earnings after winning a monumental ten billion United States dollars military contract. Volatility was elevated, with the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index having climbed sharply on Friday before easing today.

Looking ahead, futures trading Sunday night pointed to a modestly higher open, as reported by Fortune, with the Standard and Poor’s Five Hundred futures up zero point three four percent and Nasdaq futures up zero point three eight percent. Key data and events to watch tomorrow include the trade deficit report for June, expected to reveal the effect of the new tariffs, and jobless claims due Thursday, with economists watching for any indication of rising layoffs. Earnings season is past its peak, but several major firms including Palantir Technologies, Advanced Micro Devices, Caterpillar, Disney, and McDonald’s are set to report results this week. Pharmaceutical firms will also be in focus as the White House threatens new tariffs on imported drugs.

Analysts note that recession anxieties are now front and center as Wall Street weighs weak hiring and unstable consumer demand against a solid three percent second quarter gross domestic product growth rate, which the Bureau of Economic Analysis says was boosted by collapsing imports rather than underlying consumer strength.

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