Dow plunges over 2,000 points, Nasdaq enters into bear market on tariff and recession fears | 4 April 2025 | Two days of market carnage wrapped up one of the most volatile weeks for U.S. stocks since 2020, the height of COVID, as U.S. tariffs and retaliation spook global investors. The S&P 500 slipped deeper into correction territory, falling 5.9% on Friday. There was a similar pattern for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which lost 2,231 points, or 5.5%. And the Nasdaq Composite entered a bear market, off 20% from its December high, falling 5.8% to end the week.