The U.S. stock market is lagging dozens of countries, even in a year of record highs
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For only the third time in 10 years, one of America’s most broadly representative stock indexes, the S&P 500, is poised to give up its longtime spot as the world’s top performing stock index. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. But drill down deeper, and the scale of the S&P’s underperformance becomes even starker. Ranked against dozens of other countries’ indexes, the S&P’s annual performance so far is not even among the world’s top 20.
AI Summary
Main Idea: President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and a weaker dollar have helped push the U.S. stock market behind many other countries this year, even as major U.S. tech firms like Nvidia and Apple keep overall market value high.
Key Points:
- The S&P 500 is up 16% this year, but that is only 41st among more than 60 major stock indexes worldwide.
- U.S. stocks have lagged the MSCI world index outside the U.S. by more than 10%, a rare gap in the past decade.
- Trump’s shifting tariff plans have added uncertainty and helped drive investors toward markets outside the U.S.
- AI-linked gains in companies such as Nvidia and Apple have lifted the market, but most other S&P 500 companies are growing much more slowly.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Trump’s tariff fights and a weaker dollar can raise import costs, unsettle markets, and hurt pensions, savings, and small businesses.
Positive Impact
Nvidia, Apple, and other AI leaders are powering gains that can support jobs, investment, and retirement accounts for some households.
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One of the flagship U.S. companies driving the AI-related stock gains described in the article.
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Named court whose consideration of Trump’s tariff agenda is presented as a potentially important market factor.
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