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Podcast: The Dallas Morning News
Episode: Tariff war sparks recession fears, and Dallas-Fort Worth region may not ‘escape the pain’... and more
Description: From North Texas to New York, economists are predicting doom and gloom after the far-reaching “Liberation Day” tariffs announced by President Donald Trump triggered steep declines in global markets. Friday’s session capped the stock market’s worst stretch since the COVID-19 crisis that began in 2020. The S&P 500 is down more than 10% since trading opened Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite closed in bear market territory, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirted with correction. In other news, a second unvaccinated child has died from measles complications in the West Texas outbreak, Lubbock hospital officials confirmed; Coppell ISD officials want Tex...