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Francesca Fontana

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WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

Analysts say the levies will likely drive up the cost of both new and used cars. This could attract more used car buyers, moving away from the higher cost of buying new. Or they could lose out on demand if shoppers hold off on buying vehicles altogether. The stock rode the broader rally higher on Wednesday, but the next day it took a nosedive, dropping 17% on Thursday.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

Analysts say the levies will likely drive up the cost of both new and used cars. This could attract more used car buyers, moving away from the higher cost of buying new. Or they could lose out on demand if shoppers hold off on buying vehicles altogether. The stock rode the broader rally higher on Wednesday, but the next day it took a nosedive, dropping 17% on Thursday.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

And on the week, CarMax ended up losing more than 9%. It's that time again, bank earnings. On Friday, traders were celebrating the latest quarterly results from JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, higher quarterly profits reported by each, while also digesting executives' warnings about the recession risks looming over us all.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

And on the week, CarMax ended up losing more than 9%. It's that time again, bank earnings. On Friday, traders were celebrating the latest quarterly results from JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, higher quarterly profits reported by each, while also digesting executives' warnings about the recession risks looming over us all.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon, for one, warned that the economy quote, is facing considerable turbulence. Even accounting for Trump's tariff pause, the bank's economists see a likely recession on the horizon this year, and the other bank's executives echoed those concerns. On Friday, it was back on the rise. Shares gained 4% on the day, bringing the stock's weekly gain to more than 12%.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon, for one, warned that the economy quote, is facing considerable turbulence. Even accounting for Trump's tariff pause, the bank's economists see a likely recession on the horizon this year, and the other bank's executives echoed those concerns. On Friday, it was back on the rise. Shares gained 4% on the day, bringing the stock's weekly gain to more than 12%.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

And now you know what's news in markets this week. You can read about more stocks that moved on the week's news in The Score, my column in the Wall Street Journal's Exchange section. Today's show was produced by Zoe Kolkin and Anthony Bansi, with supervising producer Michael Kosmides. I'm Francesca Fontana. Have a great weekend, and I'll see you next Saturday.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly

And now you know what's news in markets this week. You can read about more stocks that moved on the week's news in The Score, my column in the Wall Street Journal's Exchange section. Today's show was produced by Zoe Kolkin and Anthony Bansi, with supervising producer Michael Kosmides. I'm Francesca Fontana. Have a great weekend, and I'll see you next Saturday.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

Hey, listeners. It's Saturday, March 22nd. I'm Francesca Fontana for The Wall Street Journal. And this is What's News in Markets, our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Let's get to it. Well, it looks like we made it through the week without any big trade drama coming from the White House compared to recent weeks.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

Hey, listeners. It's Saturday, March 22nd. I'm Francesca Fontana for The Wall Street Journal. And this is What's News in Markets, our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Let's get to it. Well, it looks like we made it through the week without any big trade drama coming from the White House compared to recent weeks.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

But even with things relatively quiet on the tariff front, traders certainly had their fair share of news to digest. There was Tuesday's tech sell-off, turmoil in the Middle East and developments around the war in Ukraine. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, with most officials at the central bank still penciling in two rate cuts for the year.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

But even with things relatively quiet on the tariff front, traders certainly had their fair share of news to digest. There was Tuesday's tech sell-off, turmoil in the Middle East and developments around the war in Ukraine. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, with most officials at the central bank still penciling in two rate cuts for the year.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

and plenty of earnings reports along the way. All in all, the major indexes match to notch gains for the week, with the S&P 500 rising half a percent, the Dow gaining 1.2 percent, and the Nasdaq ending about 0.2 percent higher. First up, let's talk about Affirm and Klarna, two of the fintech players in the buy now, pay later space. You've probably seen those options in your online shopping cart.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

and plenty of earnings reports along the way. All in all, the major indexes match to notch gains for the week, with the S&P 500 rising half a percent, the Dow gaining 1.2 percent, and the Nasdaq ending about 0.2 percent higher. First up, let's talk about Affirm and Klarna, two of the fintech players in the buy now, pay later space. You've probably seen those options in your online shopping cart.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

They do what it says on the tin. You buy now and then you pay later in installments. Well, since 2019, Walmart, the U.S. retail giant, had partnered with Affirm to offer its customers those installment plans. But on Monday, we learned that Walmart is rolling back its relationship with Affirm and replacing it with Swedish rival Klarna.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

They do what it says on the tin. You buy now and then you pay later in installments. Well, since 2019, Walmart, the U.S. retail giant, had partnered with Affirm to offer its customers those installment plans. But on Monday, we learned that Walmart is rolling back its relationship with Affirm and replacing it with Swedish rival Klarna.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

Now, Klarna has recently filed for an IPO listing on the New York Stock Exchange. So be on the watch for that. But Affirm began trading on the Nasdaq back in 2021. So let's see, how did the stock react to this news? Affirm shares fell 4.2% on Monday and extended their declines Tuesday, losing about 9%. But the stock gained background in the following days and ended the week just 0.4% lower.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

Now, Klarna has recently filed for an IPO listing on the New York Stock Exchange. So be on the watch for that. But Affirm began trading on the Nasdaq back in 2021. So let's see, how did the stock react to this news? Affirm shares fell 4.2% on Monday and extended their declines Tuesday, losing about 9%. But the stock gained background in the following days and ended the week just 0.4% lower.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

Now let's check back in on Tesla, the EV maker led by Elon Musk. I know, I know, we keep talking about this stock, but hey, there's just no shortage of moves lately. Long story short, a swirl of consumer backlash, investor scrutiny, and vandalism continues to surround Tesla. And as we've seen, all of this has taken a sizable toll on the stock so far this year.

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst

Now let's check back in on Tesla, the EV maker led by Elon Musk. I know, I know, we keep talking about this stock, but hey, there's just no shortage of moves lately. Long story short, a swirl of consumer backlash, investor scrutiny, and vandalism continues to surround Tesla. And as we've seen, all of this has taken a sizable toll on the stock so far this year.