Tariff uncertainty is likely to loom over the U.S. stock market for a while as countries negotiate lower tariff rates or retaliate. Against this backdrop, most analysts agree investors should take the long view and focus on fundamentals.

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U.S. stocks took it on the chin this week as President Trump's tariffs and the threat of retaliation spooked investors. But some see a silver lining.

The tariffs are coming, of course they are,” Lutnick told CBS on Sunday, adding that there was “no postponing” the levies. “The president needs to reset global trade.” Top US officials said that, since Trump announced his new tariff plan last Wednesday in the Rose Garden of the White House,

Over the past two days, more than $5 trillion of wealth has been erased from the U.S. stock market as investors react to the tariffs announced by President Trump. China’s retaliatory move today sent markets sliding.

After China announced new retaliatory measures against the United States, President Trump responded that Beijing “PLAYED IT WRONG.”

The declines signal another day of massive losses ahead when trading officially begins tomorrow. U.S. stock futures plunged Sunday evening, an indication that the market turmoil that began last week will continue when trading opens Monday.

U.S. stock futures opened sharply lower on Sunday evening, with contracts tied to the S&P 500 falling more than 5% during the opening minutes of trade as an ugly stretch for stocks looked set to worsen.

The shock of president Trump’s tariffs—should they remain in place—will without doubt reverberate through workplaces. One of the best things leaders can do for their workers right now is give them calm,