Chuck Zodda from the Armstrong Advisory group discusses the stock market's volatility amid fears over the Trump administration tariffs.

Tesla was particularly battered as it joined Apple (-3%) and Nvidia (-3%), as American multinational companies with the highest proportion of sales in China.

Tariffs and an imminent trade war were shots across the market’s bow Monday morning, but irrational exuberance is what made the market so vulnerable in the first place. I say that because the weekend announcement of the tariffs couldn’t really be the cause of the plunge at Monday’s opening. They were hardly a surprise, after all.

The stock market fell on Monday after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, eliciting threats of retaliation and setting the stage for a trade war. Traders demonstrated their jitters with a selloff of U.

There are plenty of moving parts when it comes to tariffs. Here, we look at what impact tariffs have on the stock market and your portfolio.

Tesla’s stock fell 5% on Monday, the biggest drop for any member of the so-called Magnificent Seven, while Apple shares dropped 3%.

President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on goods from China and Canada has resonated widely in the market. According to CNBC, Tesla and Apple recorded drops in their 5% and 3% stock values,