Recent stock market swings have rattled investors. What do they mean for consumers who may not have money tied up in stocks?

U.S. stocks ended another tumultuous day lower as markets reel from President Donald Trump’s latest threats to crank his tariffs higher. The S&P 500 sank 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 349 points,

Stock indexes have been posting records recently -- but not the kind of records investors like. The S&P 500 on Friday delivered its worst performance since the start of the pandemic back in 2020. The Nasdaq even slipped into a bear market last week,